When Von Sydow and Andrews get to Hawaii over the course of their story Harris would reappear. She in turn has been home pining away for whaling captain Richard Harris. His church won't send him out to the south seas without a wife, lest he be tempted by sins of the flesh, so on a short acquaintance he marries Julie Andrews. Max Von Sydow plays a young New England minister out to bring the gospel to the heathen as he sees them and has been taught to see them.
Hawaii was coveted by all and America got it. Not shown in the time frame this film covers, but soon after, waves of Japanese and Chinese immigrants landed on the shore. Hawaii located where it is between North America and the Orient, when sea travel improved it was only a matter of time before the big powers came a-callin'.
Poland situated between two gigantic European powers just became a pawn in the eternal military and diplomatic chess game. From the day Captain Cook arrived on those beautiful islands, Hawaii like Poland was cursed because of geography.
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