Diamond Head (1963) is a movie starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, and James Darren, directed by Guy Green, and released by Columbia Pictures. The original music score was composed by John Williams, Hugo Winterhalter composed the theme, and Darren sang the title song. The soundtrack album was released by Colpix Records (CP 440).
Richard "King" Howland is a swaggering bigot land-baron living on the Big Island of Hawaii. He o...
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Diamond Head (1963) is a movie starring Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, and James Darren, directed by Guy Green, and released by Columbia Pictures. The original music score was composed by John Williams, Hugo Winterhalter composed the theme, and Darren sang the title song. The soundtrack album was released by Colpix Records (CP 440).
Richard "King" Howland is a swaggering bigot land-baron living on the Big Island of Hawaii. He objects when his sister, Sloan Howland, announces she plans to marry Paul Kahana, a native Hawaiian, even though Howland is having a torrid affair with an Asian woman, Mai Chen. During Sloan and Paul's engagement party, Mai Chen's brother attacks Howland with a knife. Paul tries to break up the fight and is killed. Bitter at Howland for Paul's death, Sloan runs off to Honolulu where she is taken in by Paul's brother Dean and his family.
Meanwhile, Mei Chen gives birth to Howland's child but dies during childbirth. Ever the rabid racist, Howland...
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