Drama · United States of America · 1938 · 11m

The Great Heart

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Director
David Miller
Cast
Carey Wilson as Narrator (voice) Tom Neal as Father Damien (uncredited)
Crew
Morgan Cox — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
self sacrificehawaiileprosybiographycatholicleper colonymissionary priest
Key Collaborators
David Miller Director Morgan Cox Screenplay
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