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The Devil at 4 O'Clock

  • 19611961
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 6m
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6.3/10
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The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
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AdventureDramaThriller
A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.
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2.4K
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    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Liam O'Brien(screenplay)
    • Max Catto(novel)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Kerwin Mathews
    • Mervyn LeRoy
    • Liam O'Brien(screenplay)
    • Max Catto(novel)
  • Stars
    • Spencer Tracy
    • Frank Sinatra
    • Kerwin Mathews
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    • 41User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
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    "The Devil At Four O'clock," Spencer Tracy 1961 Columbia
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    Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
    Frank Sinatra and Spencer Tracy in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
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    The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
    Frank Sinatra in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
    The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
    Frank Sinatra and BarBara Luna in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)
    Spencer Tracy in The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961)

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    Spencer Tracy
    Spencer Tracy
    • Father Matthew Doonan
    Frank Sinatra
    Frank Sinatra
    • Harry
    Kerwin Mathews
    Kerwin Mathews
    • Father Joseph Perreau
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    Jean-Pierre Aumont
    • Jacques
    • (as Jean Pierre Aumont)
    Grégoire Aslan
    Grégoire Aslan
    • Marcel
    • (as Gregoire Aslan)
    Alexander Scourby
    Alexander Scourby
    • The Governor
    BarBara Luna
    BarBara Luna
    • Camille
    • (as Barbara Luna)
    Cathy Lewis
    Cathy Lewis
    • Matron
    Bernie Hamilton
    Bernie Hamilton
    • Charlie
    Martin Brandt
    Martin Brandt
    • Doctor Wexler
    Louis Merrill
    • Aristide Giraud
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Gaston
    Thomas H. Middleton
    • Paul, Co-pilot
    Ann Duggan
    • Clarisse
    Louis Mercier
    Louis Mercier
    • Corporal
    Michele Montau
    • Margot
    Eugene Borden
    • Citizen
    • (uncredited)
    Earl D'Eon
    • Radio Operator
    • (uncredited)
      • Mervyn LeRoy
      • Liam O'Brien(screenplay)
      • Max Catto(novel)
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    • Trivia
      The volcano in this film was built from scratch in farmland outside Fallbrook, California. Each shot required packing with hundreds of pounds of explosives and a carefully-orchestrated "eruption" to be filmed by the cameraman seated on the front skids of a helicopter. One eruption went off a little early and nearly took out the chopper, burning off the cameraman's eyebrows and some of his hair. Because the eruptions looked so good, this ersatz volcano provided stock footage for other films, commercials, etc., for decades.
    • Goofs
      After the island explodes, the sea is perfectly calm. A huge eruption like that would have produced a huge tsunami.
    • Quotes

      Charlie: I was a pretty good thief in my time.

      Father Matthew Doonan: I believe that.

      Charlie: It's too late. Can't you get out now?

      Father Matthew Doonan: It's never too late to change.

      Charlie: My mother, that's what she used to say, "It's never too late."

      Father Matthew Doonan: She was right.

      Charlie: She kept after me - kept tellin' me - there was another thief once dyin' on the cross right next to Christ.

      Father Matthew Doonan: The Good Thief.

      Charlie: That's what she called him.

      Father Matthew Doonan: He didn't chicken out. He just got smart and at the very last moment, he stole Heaven.

      Charlie: That's pretty good stealin', huh?

    • Connections
      Edited from When Worlds Collide (1951)

    User reviews41

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    8/10
    Two men and a group of children try to escape the wrath of an island volcano
    This film has been firmly entrenched in my mind since i first saw it in 1974 at the age of seven. I have often thought about it, sometimes forgetting the title, but never forgetting the horror i felt at seeing the explosions and the flowing lava, and feeling the panic of the characters. Man's insignificance and helplessness against mother nature is portrayed with a sense of evil; Not unlike lord of the Flies. Every now and then, it has been replayed on TV, so i have watched it again and refreshed my memory. Even though older now, and more Desensitised to that type of stuff i have enjoyed reflecting as i watch it again. I feel that it set a standard for others to come, with a mixture of suspense, heroism and tragedy that certainly leaves no punches pulled.
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    • Nov 9, 2006

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    • Release date
      • October 18, 1961 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • French
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    • Filming locations
      • Maui, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Mervyn LeRoy Productions Inc.
      • Fred Kohlmar Productions
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    • 2 hours 6 minutes

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