Abner Hale, a rigid and humorless New England missionary, marries the beautiful Jerusha Bromley and takes her to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
| Directing | George Roy Hill | Director |
| Writing | James Michener | Novel |
| Writing | Dalton Trumbo | Screenplay |
| Writing | Daniel Taradash | Screenplay |
| Production | Walter Mirisch | Producer |
| Production | Lewis J. Rachmil | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Russell Harlan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Stuart Gilmore | Editor |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Production | Patricia Mock | Casting |
| Art | Cary Odell | Production Design |
| Directing | Dixie McCoy | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert B. Shepard | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Leo Shuken | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Jack Hayes | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Richard Carruth | Music Editor |
| Editing | Frank Mazzola | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph Dimmitt | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Seelig | Costumer |
| Camera | Vincent Rossell | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Charles F. Wheeler | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Harold E. Wellman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Frank Stanley | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | John Moio | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Gil Perkins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Albert Simpson | Matte Painter |
| Crew | Linwood G. Dunn | Special Effects |
| Crew | Marshall M. Borden | Visual Effects Editor |
| Crew | Daniel Hays | Special Effects |
| Crew | Paul 'Doc' Byrd | Special Effects |
| Sound | James D. Young | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Martin | Sound |
| Sound | Bert Hallberg | Sound |
| Sound | Wayne Fury | Sound Editor |
| Art | Sam Gordon | Property Master |
| Directing | Lynn Guthrie | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Richard Talmadge | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Ray Gosnell Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Blue | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Allen K. Wood | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Emmett Emerson | Production Manager |
| Production | Robert J. Anderson | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fae M. Smith | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emile LaVigne | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy Jeakins | Costume Designer |
| Art | Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| Art | Raymond Boltz Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Art | James W. Sullivan | Art Direction |
| Crew | Miriam Nelson | Choreographer |
