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The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon
★ 6.1/10•1980•1h 44m•R•Adventure•Drama•Romance

A story of natural love.

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are left on their own. Days become years and Emmeline and Richard make a home for themselves surrounded by exotic creatures and nature's beauty. But will they ever see civilization again?

Douglas Day Stewart · Writer

Randal Kleiser · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 5, 1980
Budget$4,500,000
Revenue$58,853,106

Actors

Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields

Emmeline

Christopher Atkins

Christopher Atkins

Richard

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Paddy Button

William Daniels

William Daniels

Arthur Lestrange

Jeffrey Kleiser

Jeffrey Kleiser

Lookout

Gus Mercurio

Gus Mercurio

Officer

Elva Josephson

Young Emmeline

Glenn Kohan

Glenn Kohan

Young Richard

Bradley Pryce

Little Paddy

Chad Timmerman

Infant Paddy

Gert Jacoby

Sailor

Alex Hamilton

Sailor

Richard Evanson

Sailor

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