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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
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17 March 1999 (Belgium) morePlot:
The true story of the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers. | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 3 nominations moreUser Comments:
An intimate, fascinating study, but strangely structured more (17 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| David Wenham | ... | Father Damien | |
| Kate Ceberano | ... | Princess Liliuokalani | |
| Jan Decleir | ... | Bishop Köckerman | |
| Chris Haywood | ... | Clayton Strawn | |
| Derek Jacobi | ... | Father Leonor Fouesnel | |
| Keanu Kapuni-Szasz | ... | Malulani | |
| Alice Krige | ... | Mother Marianne Cope | |
| Kris Kristofferson | ... | Rudolph Meyer | |
| Leo McKern | ... | Bishop Maigret | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Walter Murray Gibson | |
| Peter O'Toole | ... | William Williamson | |
| Dirk Roofthooft | ... | Father Conrardy | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Brother Joseph Dutton | |
| Aden Young | ... | Dr. Kalewis | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kate Agnew | ... | Sister Leopoldina | |
| Nan Asuncion | ... | Mrs. Meyer | |
| Larry Bialock | ... | White Gentleman | |
| Charlene Campbell | ... | Emma's Mother | |
| Joseph Cariago Jr. | ... | Teenage Little Bishop | |
| Curtis Crabbe | ... | Amon | |
| Kimo Farm | ... | Jimmy | |
| Randy Fyjimori | ... | Kaho'ohuli | |
| Thom Hoffman | ... | Dr. William Saxe | |
| Keokeokalae Hughes | ... | Old Woman | |
| Zachary Kapule | ... | Ranch Hand | |
| Swaine Kaui | ... | Sailor | |
| Kayla Kawai | ... | Elizabeth Meyer | |
| Sylvestor Kepilino | ... | Caveman | |
| Jan Kleinejan | ... | White Officer | |
| William Lebus | ... | Reverend Appleyard | |
| Dorothy Mane | ... | Celia | |
| Richard Marks | ... | Verger | |
| Murphy Mersburg | ... | Amon Cohort | |
| Bill Ogilvie | ... | Ship's Officer | |
| George O'Hanlon Jr. | ... | Evans (as George O'Hanlon) | |
| Norbert Palea | ... | Ute | |
| Michael Pas | ... | Dr. Stottard | |
| Michael W. Perry | ... | Dr. Trousseau | |
| Kalaiwaa Pilialoha | ... | Housekeeper Bishop | |
| Ryan Rumbaugh | ... | Little Bishop | |
| George Russell | ... | Reporter | |
| Varoa Tiki | ... | Old Woman | |
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Also Known As:
Damiaan (Belgium: Flemish title)Father Damien
Molokai: The Forbidden Island (UK) (DVD title)
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Rated PG for thematic elements, some violence, brief sensuality and mild language.Parents Guide:
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Netherlands:109 min | Australia:122 min | USA:113 minLanguage:
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E HELE MAI'OUKOU moreFAQ
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This is a surprisingly intimate look at some of Father Damien's experiences, but the dramatic structure of the film is often frustratingly fragmented.
Scenes of the authorities on O'ahu struggling with how to deal with the amazing man and his demands on behalf of his community seem to have been shot very hastily, and they fit poorly with the more carefully conceived segments from Moloka'i. Even there, the scenes with Peter O'Toole seem poorly integrated into the progression of the story.
Despite the participation of many top-flight actors and actual local victims of Hansen's disease, this film offers only fleeting, tantalizing glimpses of what could have been a tremendously powerful drama of the life of a man who may yet become an actual saint. In isolation, the leading performances are very fine, but the package failed to gel and the film is, finally, only a carefully-drawn series of vignettes.