His Majesty O'Keefe (1954): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1954, His Majesty O'Keefe is an action and adventure film directed by Byron Haskin, running about 90 minutes. “Adventure Beyond The Fabulous! Two Years In The Making! All Of It Actually Filmed In The Fiji Islands!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbucker genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.

Who’s in it. His Majesty O'Keefe stars Burt Lancaster as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe, Joan Rice as Dalabo aki Dali, André Morell as Alfred Tetins and Abraham Sofaer as Fatumak, Medicine Man, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, His Majesty O'Keefe has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch His Majesty O'Keefe page.

If you liked it. Fans of His Majesty O'Keefe tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.