Diamond Head (film)

Diamond Head 1963 is a film 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 bigoted 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 Richard is having a torrid affair with an Asian woman, Mai Chen. During Sloan and Pauls engagement party, Mai Chens brother attacks Richard with a knife. Paul tries to break up the fight and is killed. Bitter at her brother for Pauls death, Sloan runs off to Honolulu where she is taken in by Pauls brother, Dean, and his family.Meanwhile, Mai Chen gives birth to Richards child, but dies during childbirth. Ever the rabid racist, Richard refuses to accept the child and Sloan takes it upon herself to care for the baby. After an angry fight with Sloan and Dean, Richard is confronted with a personal dilemma whether to continue on with his closeminded ways or to welcome his newborn son into his family. ........

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