The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.The story of a Native American girl, abandoned on a tiny island, who is protected by a wild dog.
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- TriviaThis movie is based on the Newbery Award winning book "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. The book was based on the true story of a woman left behind on the Channel Islands by missionaries in the early 1800s. She lived alone on one of the islands for eighteen years and died of dysentery seven weeks after she was rescued and brought to the mainland. She is buried in the graveyard of the Santa Barbara Mission in California.
- GoofsKarana's hair does not grow any longer after the 18 years she's been on the Channel Islands. However, hair does have a terminal length that varies with the individual. Once it reaches that point, it stops growing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Desert Island Movies (2015)
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Check out the real story of Juanna Maria
The ship that took her people went to Mission Santa Barbara where they all died of illness and are buried there. After several years they returned for her and she also died shortly after her arrival at the mission where she was buried under the name the missionaries gave her Juanna Maria. The island that her people lived on is San Nicolas Island 60 miles off the coast of Point Mugu,California. Her story is not much like the book or movie.Look it up on the web under Juanna Maria or island of the blue dolphin. The Navy now owns it and uses it as a missile test range.They do not allow visitors to the island but there is a lot of info on the web about the island and Juanna Maria.
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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