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TITLE Damien, The Leper Priest (1980) (TV Film)

ALT__TITLE Father Damien: The Leper Priest

DISABILITY General Leprosy

COUNTRY USA

LENGTH 95

GENRE Historical biography

DIRECTOR Steve Gethers

CAST William Daniels

Mike Farrell

Ken Howard

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Logan Ramsey

David Ogden Stiers

NOTES There are not many films on this subject so one can only be

grateful. But see also below the 1938 version "The Great

Heart."

Belgian priest, Joseph Damien de Beuster, also known as

Father Damien who lived from 1840-89 and worked on the

Hawaiian island of Molokai with lepers.

He himself got leprosy in 1884 but continued working until his

death.

 


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