Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Movie Review 1999

In the 19th century, the government sent suspected lepers to the island of Molokai in an effort to stop the spread of infection. The inhabitants were dependant on the efforts of the church to ease their suffering. Father Damien (Wenham) volunteers to go to the island to provide spiritual and physical comfort and care, even at the risk of contracting the disease himself. Based on a true story.

Distribution

A-PIX Entertainment Inc., 200 Madison Ave., 24th Fl., New York, NY 10016, Phone: (206)284-4700, Fax: (206)286-4433

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Island Fare, Disease of the Week, True Stories, Nuns & Priests, This Is Your Life, Period Piece: 19th Century

Screenplay

John Briley

Cast

Jan Decleir, David Wenham, Derek Jacobi, Alice Krige, Kris Kristofferson, Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Tom Wilkinson

Director

Paul Cox

Music

Wim Mertens