The story of the desperate love affair between a young Samoan chief and a beautiful American painter, against the will of her father, the powerful governor of the island. Amid this man-made tension comes a powerful hurricane so devastating, the lives of the lovers and the entire island are imperiled.

• The De Laurentiis Company
• Jason Robards
• Mia Farrow
• Max von Sydow
• Trevor Howard
• Dayton Ka'ne
• Timothy Bottoms
• James Keach
• Ariirau Tekurarere