David Miller
Director
The Great Heart (1938)
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.
Genres: Biography, Drama, Short
Keywords: imdb.leprosy, tmdb.biography, tmdb.missionary-priest, mdblist.imdb-short, mdblist.two-actors, tmdb.self-sacrifice, tmdb.hawaii + 34 more, tmdb.leprosy, tmdb.catholic, tmdb.leper-colony, imdb.taboo, imdb.year-1864, imdb.year-1873, imdb.leprosy-patient, imdb.molokai, imdb.priest, imdb.religion, imdb.mgm-miniature, imdb.waterfall, imdb.voice-over-narration, imdb.sinner, imdb.science, imdb.prayer, imdb.outcast, imdb.montage, imdb.missionary, imdb.hut, imdb.grave, imdb.reference-to-god, imdb.funeral, imdb.fire, imdb.double-exposure-effects, imdb.disease, imdb.cross, imdb.catholic, imdb.catholic-church, imdb.belgium, imdb.altar, imdb.historical-event, imdb.hawaii, awards.oscar-nominated
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 11 min.
Released: Dec. 31, 1938
Status: Released
Certification: NR / 11+