Two of O'Dell's books have been made into cinema productions by Universal International. Filmed in 1964 Island of the Blue Dolphins was directed by James B. Clark and starred Celia Kaye, George Kennedy, Ann Daniel, Carlos Romero, and Larry Domasin.
The Black Pearl in 1976. O'Dell was disappointed with what the directors and screen writers did with and to his stories. He felt, with good reason, that the portrayal of Karana ignored her development as a character. Focus was on the externals of island life rather than on the all-important changes and.....
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