Bird of Paradise is a 1951 American adventure drama and romance film in Technicolor, produced and directed by Delmer Daves, and starring Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, and Jeff Chandler.

When the island's volcano begins to erupt in endless lava flows, the Kahuna decrees that the gods can be appeased only by human sacrifice.

The story is really about a conflict of worlds in 1850: a primitive people who live by their beliefs and the civilization – in quotes – brought by the white man.

And the consequence is a rambling mishmosh of South Sea romance and travesty, of solemn high-priesting and low clowning, of never-never spectacle and sport".

[10] Variety reviewed the film favorably, writing: "Richard Walton Tully's old legit piece, Bird of Paradise, makes another trip to the screen in a refurbished version.

Previous filming of the play was in 1932 and, while Delmer Daves' version deviates from the Tully form, the essentials of the drama are still there, plus a beautiful Technicolor camera job, haunting island music and the use of actual locales...Paget hits a high level in her performance as the Princess Kalua.