STREAM ANYTIME with Prime Video from $9.99

Enjoy fast, free delivery, exclusive deals, and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime
Try Prime and start saving today with fast, free delivery

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns

FREE delivery Tuesday, March 19 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Select delivery location

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

$$17.00 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Details

${cardName} not available for the seller you chose

${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}.

Ships from

Amazon

Ships from

Amazon

Sold by

azteka wireless

Sold by

azteka wireless

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

Returns

Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt

This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.

Read full return policy

Payment

Secure transaction

Payment

Secure transaction

We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more

Details

Add a gift receipt for easy returns

FREE delivery Tuesday, March 19 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35

Select delivery location

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

$$17.00 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details

Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. Details

${cardName} not available for the seller you chose

${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}.

Sold by Anothertreasurellc and Fulfilled by Amazon.

Other Sellers on Amazon

Added

Not added

$17.00
FREE Shipping on orders over $35.00 shipped by Amazon.

Sold by: Feed Your TV!

Added

Not added

$25.99
+ $3.99 shipping

Sold by: Magic Valley Treasure

Added

Not added

$29.99
FREE Shipping on orders over $35.00 shipped by Amazon.

Sold by: CAbooks1978

Image Unavailable

Image not available for
Color:

Sorry, this item is not available in
Image not available
To view this video download Flash Player

His Majesty O'Keefe [DVD]

Burt Lancaster (Actor), Joan Rice (Actor), Byron Haskin (Director) Rated:

Unrated

Format: DVD

4.1 91 ratings

IMDb6.1/10.0

$17.00

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime

FREE Returns

$6.29 with 63 percent savings

New Condition Price: $17.00

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime

FREE Returns

Additional DVD options

Edition

Discs

Price

New from

Used from

DVD
August 27, 2013

"Please retry"

—

$8.99

$9.90

DVD

"Please retry"

—

$8.20

$6.99

DVD
October 23, 2007

"Please retry"

—

$17.00

$2.30

Watch Instantly with

Rent

Buy

His Majesty O'Keefe

$3.99

$9.99

{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$17.00","priceAmount":17.00,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"17","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"00","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"VOOvV1oQjXG0K47gUqYnHuryECd4pe9iP3FxO0TJiPWzRDxnleNIaFYvRNXpiGk1tbzR82vr6L4I3%2BmU0bHWsb0egg451hFPZI0FM5VubozBsbAVgwVTGmCSrNj3D9Xyca0%2BVwnbUoYwMzEqZcYD7I5AGrh9TQItiSPkTfNf%2FhLagmZ0jVUrog%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$6.29","priceAmount":6.29,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"6","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"29","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"VOOvV1oQjXG0K47gUqYnHuryECd4pe9iXKjpLY6XwR%2FabuToZMCLdSAxnHVGXFzoPEXq20tT5rz90JrcjhOoKg94MPgeE400CGVFzpUc52xHf%2BxBeWCcftSExL3kZVITQZDa9ePgd9Q%2B7etfjJzV%2Bv2oQRjtqTSaYYnA162ACWV8ZKJfdD1wT3Z%2FlHZIhFGU","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Format	Color, Subtitled, NTSC, Closed-captioned, DVD
Contributor	Gerald Green, Joan Rice, Archie Savage, Byron Haskin, Andr Morell, Charles Horvath, Lawrence Klingman, Grant Taylor, Philip Ahn, Guy Doleman, Benson Fong, Borden Chase, Tessa Prendergast, Abraham Sofaer, Lloyd Berrell, Burt Lancaster, James Hill See more
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 31 minutes

Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping.

Report an issue with this product or seller

Frequently bought together

$17.00

Get it as soon as Tuesday, Mar 19

Only 1 left in stock - order soon.

Sold by azteka wireless and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.

$20.97

Get it as soon as Saturday, Mar 16

Only 7 left in stock (more on the way).

Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.

Total price:

To see our price, add these items to your cart.

Try again!

Details

Added to Cart

One of these items ships sooner than the other.

Show details Hide details

Choose items to buy together.

Burt Lancaster
975
DVD
20 offers from $10.09

Product Description

The adventures of an American sea captain stranded on Micronesia in the South Pacific, as he tries to become an entrepreneur.

Amazon.com

Burt Lancaster spends a great deal of His Majesty O'Keefe without a shirt on, which might suggest the appeal of this 1954 South Seas yarn. Between the chest-barings, you can also detect the presence of a political parable about the innocent islanders of Yap and the overbearing colonialists looking to make a killing off them. The prize is coconut meat: rascally Lancaster wants to corner the market before the Germans can get their paws on it. There are grown-up elements to this story, including the somewhat worldly approach to Lancaster's island-based affairs with native women, and perhaps if you peer long enough into it you can see the remnants of the real story of the actual O'Keefe peeking out. But truth be told, this is a fairly pokey affair, enlivened by the splashy color photography and some Micronesian exoticism. You'd better love Lancaster's megawatt grin--and yes, the other stuff on display--because his bounding movie-star energy is the only thing keeping this one afloat. --Robert Horton

Product details

Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 4 ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ Byron Haskin
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Color, Subtitled, NTSC, Closed-captioned, DVD
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 31 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ October 23, 2007
Actors ‏ : ‎ Burt Lancaster, Joan Rice, Andr Morell, Abraham Sofaer, Archie Savage
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, French
Studio ‏ : ‎ Warner Home Video
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000UJ48RM
Writers ‏ : ‎ Borden Chase, Gerald Green, James Hill, Lawrence Klingman
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: #237,607 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #16,015 in Kids & Family DVDs
- #20,675 in Action & Adventure DVDs

Customer Reviews:
4.1 91 ratings

Important information

To report an issue with this product or seller, click here.

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5

91 global ratings

How customer reviews and ratings work

Sort reviews by

Top reviews from the United States

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.

ohsnapiam56

Ahhhhhh, Burt Lancaster!

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2010

Verified Purchase

POSSIBLE SPOILER AT THE END OF COMMENT. First of all, I love Burt Lancaster in anything. How can you not love the man for his fine acting, great body and wonderful smile? But I remember this movie from when I was a little girl for 1 thing...Burt Lancaster is giving the eye to a 'native woman' who is really the lovely Tessa Prendergast, a Jamaican woman. As a young 'colored' girl growing up in the 50's that really stood out in my mind. For him to even suggest a relationship with a woman people knew (anyway the black community knew) was not white could have deep-sixed any career. But he did more than suggest...he was openly desirous of her. It raised his esteem in MY household, that's for sure. No disrespect to the commenter who says her parents were involved with the film, but Ms Prendergast was born into a wealthy, high-ranking family. She lived a life of privilege in London. I seriously doubt whether she was a waitress. She was the subject of an earth-wide scandal when "An incident involving Prendergast made headlines all over the world in 1955: An Egyptian King Farouk and an Italian Prince exchanged cold glances and hot words over her attentions in Rome where the curvaceous Prendergast was working on a film. According to reports, the two scions of ancient Mediterranean Royalty clashed when King Farouk attempted to persuade Prendergast to leave the company of an Italian Prince who had been her constant companion in Italy. The Italian Prince called Farouk's unwelcomed rivalry a personal affront and engaged in such a heated verbal clash with him that it was necessary for police to intervene". She was also a fashion designer and it was Ms. Prendergast who designed Ursula Andress' famous bikini in the James Bond film. Sorry, but it bugs me when 1. people don't do research and 2. when people aren't given their due. Anyway, a thoroughly enjoyable film. I'm glad I ordered it. And even though Ms Pendergrast doesn't marry Mr. Lancaster in the film, you get the very distinct impression that he will be seeing more of her (yes I know, politically, etc. incorrect...but watch the movie and you'll see what I'm talking about).

6 people found this helpful

Helpful

James R Barnett, Sr

DVD His Majesty O'Keefe

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2011

Verified Purchase

I was disappointed in this movie. I had read the book many years ago and thought it a very good book. However, the movie appears to share little with the book other than the title. For example, the movie ends with the main character reconciling with his native wife and apparently living happily ever after. As I remember the book ending, they were forced to flee from the Germans. They made their escape on board his sailing ship into an approaching typhoon and the book implies they didn't survive it. I am sure there are many other examples, but my memory is not good enough to list any others.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Ed Brodow

Inspiring Swashbuckler!

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2007

Verified Purchase

This all-but-forgotten fifties swashbuckler produced by the team of Harold Hecht-Burt Lancaster is a thrilling, beautifully photographed epic of the South Seas and the people of Fiji. Lancaster was never better as Captain David Dion O'Keefe, a soldier of fortune obsessed with making a fortune in copra, the oil extracted from cocoanuts. His intentions are deeply affected by a philosophical German trader, the heroic chief of the natives (played by an amazing local character who appears to be a naturally gifted actor/dancer), and the lovely half-caste girl he falls in love with. As if the visuals are not enough, the film is worth seeing for the incredible score by Dmitri Tiomkin, definitely one of his best.

15 people found this helpful

Helpful

No BS guy

Hollywood not history

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2016

Verified Purchase

I recently returned from a trip to Yap and heard mention of this movie. The positives: It was a good yarn with beautiful photography great costumes and plenty of round doughnut shaped rocks(referred to by many folks as coins). Not a half bad story as Burt fights mutineers, slavers, enemy warriors and despicable Germans(The film wasn't that many years after the end of WW II.).

However, from a historical context, it is very weakly based on a real person who grew very rich using a ship to bring the limestone rocks from the "rock islands" near Palau to Yap and traded them for Copra. He also supplied tools better for carving the rocks. This great influx of these stones actually caused inflation(11,000 of these large stone "coins" exist on Yap) and, to preserve the cultural importance of these stones, all future import of these stones was forbidden early in the 20th century

Final conclusion: This is an enjoyable movie, but anyone who thinks it(or anything else produced by Hollywood) is an accurate depiction of historic events is a fool

Helpful

James McClintock

Lancaster At His Best

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2014

Verified Purchase

Another oldie but a great view. Hollywood should start looking at some of the older movies. Good acting, great scrip, and the location is where I would like to spend my next vacation. There is a hidden message within this movie that should be viewed by Freshmen in High school, instead of the current garbage that is being produced.

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Steven

this is a great movie actually shot in the South Sea Islands

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2014

Verified Purchase

Given as a gift for someone that likes Abraham Sofaer, this is a great movie actually shot in the South Sea Islands. Tons of action, wonderful costumes and a great story line. Brings back the wonderful days of Hollywood before the age of CGI effects.

Helpful

DL Trent MD

Dated and somewhat incredulous by today's standards.

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2014

Verified Purchase

Storyline thought to represent modern day Billionaire lifeline. There was some parallels that were obvious. Compare to book "King Larry." Author of King Larry gets lost in complexity of Legalities ruining actual story line of King Larry's life.

Helpful

r.a. dobson

IT'S BURT LANCASTER AT HIS BEST

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2020

Verified Purchase

ANOTHER ONE OF HOLLYWOOD BEST, THEY JUST DON'T MAKE MOVIES LIKE THIS ANY MORE

One person found this helpful

Helpful

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English

enrique vaxquez

lovely

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2019

Verified Purchase

perfect

Rory

Sa majesté Burt

Reviewed in France on January 22, 2017

Verified Purchase

Mis en scène en 1953 par l'ancien célébré chef opérateur Byron Haskin, His majesty O'Keefe est un plaisant et convenu film d'aventures dans lequel un naufragé tente d'accaparer les précieuses ressources en huile de noix de coco qu'abrite son île où vivent de gentils et naïfs autochtones enclins à la superstition et allergiques à l'idée même de travail. Sur cette trame rebattue du gentil sauvage qui va souffrir de l'intrusion de la culture capitaliste au sein de son microcosme privilégié, le film ménage de splendides prises de vues en technicolor des iles Fiji où il a été tourné et profite du charme insensé de son interprète principal, Burt Lancaster. D'une durée de 90 minutes, His majesty O'Keefe (dvd multizones présenté dans une copie presque trop parfaite avec ses couleurs lissées à l'excès) offre le choix entre la vo et la vost

One person found this helpful

Translate review to English

John F. Lovell

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 17, 2016

Verified Purchase

DVD arrived in perfect condition. Great movie! Good value!

Asnac1

Film deserves better quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2017

Verified Purchase

Classic film with stunning scenes but be aware: the quality of the film varies, with some scenes sharp and clear, others fuzzy. Sound is fine.The cover and menus are in Castellano, as are the subtitles, which can be turned off. No English subtitles. Audio in the original English or Castellano. Its on the pricey side for the quality, good enough to be watchable (we are keeping our copy because availability is limited) but the film deserves better. The extras consist of cast and crew lists and stills.

See more reviews

Return this item for free