| Description |
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 3 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Note |
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1999. |
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Based on the biography by Hilde Eynikel. |
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Special features: theatrical trailer; featurette, The making of Molokai; biographical information on leading actors. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Cast |
David Wenham, Kate Ceberano, Chris Haywood, Derek Jacobi, Jan Decleir, Keanu Kapuni-Szasz, Alice Krige, Kris Kristofferson, Leo McKern, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Dirk Roofthooft, Tom Wilkinson, Aden Young. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Nino Martinetti ; editors, John Scott, Ludo Troch, Kristina Hamilton ; music, Paul Grabowski. |
| Summary |
Drama about a Catholic priest who went to Molokai, the island in Hawaii where the lepers were exiled in 1872. There among the outcasts he built a community and gave them dignity. He eventually contracted the disease and died from it. |
| Subject |
Damien, Saint, Father, 1840-1889 -- Drama.
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Church work with leprosy patients -- Hawaii -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Cox, Paul, 1940-
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Wenham, David.
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Ceberano, Kate.
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Haywood, Chris.
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Jacobi, Derek.
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Decleir, Jan.
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Kapuni-Szasa, Keanu.
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Krige, Alice, 1954-
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Kristofferson, Kris.
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McKern, Leo, 1920-2002.
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Neill, Sam.
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O'Toole, Peter, 1932-2013.
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Roofthooft, Dirk.
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Wilkinson, Tom, 1948-
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Young, Aden.
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Eynikel, Hilde.
Molokai : the story of Father Damien.
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Jos Stelling Films.
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| ISBN |
1563647141 |
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9781563647147 |
| Music No. |
4714D ERA Films |
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