Molokai: la isla maldita

Aug 21, 1959

1h 41m

★ 4.0

Overview

Kingdom of Hawaii, 1866. Fearful that leprosy would spread throughout the archipelago, the king banishes the sick to the island of Molokai. In 1873, the Belgian Catholic missionary Damien de Veuster arrives on the island to help improve the lives of its unfortunate inhabitants.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Eurofilms

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Cast

Damián de Veuster

Javier Escrivá

Roberto Camardiel

Gérard Tichy

Marcela Yurfa

Nani Fernández

Francisco Camoiras

Carlos Casaravilla

Ángel Aranda

María Arellano

Héctor Bianciotti

Luis Morris

Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo

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