Donovan's Reef (1963) Cast & Crew

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Directed by John Ford.

Cast

• John Wayne as Michael "Guns" Donovan
• Elizabeth Allen as Ameilia Dedham
• Lee Marvin as Thomas "Boats" Gilhooley
• Cesar Romero as Andre de Lage
• Mike Mazurki as Monk Menkowicz
• Jack Warden as William Dedham
• Jacqueline Malouf as Lelani Dedham
• Cherylene Lee as Sarah "Sally" Dedham
• Jeffrey Byron as Luki Dedham
• Dorothy Lamour as Miss Lafleur
• Marcel Dalio as Father Cluzeot
• Dick Foran as Sean O'Brien
• Edgar Buchanan as Francis O'Brien
• Jon Fong as Mister Eu
• Dan Ford as Child (uncredited)
• Mae Marsh as Family Council Member (uncredited)
• Ron Nyman as Naval Officer (uncredited)
• Aissa Wayne as Native Girl (uncredited)
• Sara Taft as Family Council Member (uncredited)
• Chuck Roberson as Festus
• John Alderson as Officer (uncredited)
• Frank Hagney as Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
• Richard Kipling as Lawyer (uncredited)
• John Qualen as Deckhand Who Cries 'Man Overboard' (uncredited)
• Charles Seel as Grand Uncle Sedley Atterbury Pennyfeather (uncredited)
• Patrick Wayne as Australian Navy Lieutenant (uncredited)

Crew

• John Ford — Director
• Frank S. Nugent — Screenplay
• James Edward Grant — Screenplay
• John Ford — Producer
• Cyril J. Mockridge — Original Music Composer
• William H. Clothier — Director of Photography

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