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TITLE |
Damien, The Leper Priest (1980) (TV Film) |
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ALT__TITLE |
Father
Damien: The Leper Priest |
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DISABILITY |
General
Leprosy |
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GENRE |
Historical
biography |
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NOTES |
There are
not many films on this subject so one can only be |
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grateful.
But see also below the 1938 version "The Great |
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Belgian
priest, Joseph Damien de Beuster, also known as |
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Father
Damien who lived from 1840-89 and worked on the |
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Hawaiian
island of Molokai with lepers. |
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He himself
got leprosy in 1884 but continued working until his |
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