Molokai

Original title: Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

19991999
PGPG
1h 53m

Alice Krige, Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Derek Jacobi, Kris Kristofferson, Leo McKern, David Wenham, Tom Wilkinson, and Aden Young in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

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The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

Director
- Paul Cox
Writers
- John Briley
- Hilde Eynikel(book "Damiaan, de definitieve biografie")
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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations

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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Kris Kristofferson, and David Wenham in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Kris Kristofferson, and David Wenham in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Sam Neill, Kris Kristofferson, Leo McKern, and David Wenham in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Sam Neill, Peter O'Toole, Kris Kristofferson, and David Wenham in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Kate Ceberano and David Wenham in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Kate Ceberano and David Wenham in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Sam Neill, Derek Jacobi, and Leo McKern in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)

Director
- Paul Cox
Writers
- John Briley
- Hilde Eynikel(book "Damiaan, de definitieve biografie")
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The true story of the nineteenth century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

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Genres
- Biography
- Drama
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for thematic elements, some violence, brief sensuality and mild language
Parents guide

Trivia
Leo McKern's final credited movie role. He makes an uncredited appearance in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Quotes
Bishop Maigret: Gentlemen, let us at least agree it is a scurge, and those who have it must be isolated. While I am prime minister we will not fail to do this, or Hawaii will become a nation of lepers.
Bishop Maigret: But as long as you isolate them and keep them in a place where they have no relatives, a place which it turned into a living hell, with no law...
Walter Murray Gibson: That is why I have to called you together. We cannot send police to their island. I tried. They resign. Fear of disease, they can't take their families, it's hopeless. They won't go. They won't do it.
Bishop Maigret: Then the natives will continue to hide their sick. And I for one don't blame them.

Crazy credits
The opening credits play over a scene of men on horseback with dogs searching a native village for lepers who have been hidden away by their families.

Connections
Referenced in Innocence: Interview with Paul Grabowsky (2001)

Soundtracks
O'OE MAU ME AU
Written by Robert Lowry
Performed by Mark Akaka

Top review

Can't see the forest through the trees

A stellar supporting cast, rich cinematography and a fine eye for detail all punctuate this near-epic account of the trials and tribulations of the legendary cleric who devoted his life (quite literally) to the care and salvation of a doomed Hawaiian leper colony. Australian David Wenham's most important role to date is set at the turn of the century, when ignorance and greed ruled most levels of secular government. This left the beneficent young priest to suffer alongside his charges while much-needed funding was going to higher-profile healers in richer colonies.

Peter O'Toole is wonderful (in a brief appearance), as are Sam Neill, Leo McKern, Alice Krige, Derek Jacobi and even Kris Kristofferson but, ultimately, it is Wenham's chore to haul this monster ashore. It's evident early on that "Molokai" lacks the heart and conviction of the selfless giant who inspired it.

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Release date
- March 17, 1999 (Belgium)
Countries of origin
Official site
- Vine International Pictures Ltd.
Languages
Also known as
- Molokai: La historia del Padre Damián
Filming locations
- Kaluapapa, Moloka'i, Hawaii, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- €7,436,800 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $182,695

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Runtime
1 hour 53 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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