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The Great Heart

1938-12-31
6.333
en 11m
Drama
This short film tells the true story of the heroic sacrifice of Father Damien, the Belgian priest who suffered a living death in order to bring hope and God's comfort to the lepers confined on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

Director

David Miller

Music

David Snell

Orchestrator

Leonid Raab

Screenplay

Morgan Cox

self sacrifice hawaii leprosy biography catholic leper colony missionary priest

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer