Damien: The Leper Priest

• Director: Steven Gethers
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Biopic, Docudrama
• Themes: Members of the Clergy
• Release Year: 1980
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

More formally known as Father Damien: The Leper Priest, this made-for-TV biopic stars a heavily-wigged Ken Howard in the title role. Father Damien was a Belgian priest who, in 1873, was assigned a far-from-desirable congregation: the leper colony of Molokai in the Hawaiian islands. At first appalled by the colony and its denizens, Damien devoted his life to administering to their needs and improving their living conditions. He died in 1889 at the age of 49, having long earlier contacted leprosy himself. When originally telecast October 27, 1980, Damien: The Leper Priest was dedicated to the memory of David Janssen, who before his death was slated to portray Father Damien. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Roger Bowen - Prime Minister Gibson; Wilfrid Hyde-White; Sidney Lassick - Supt. Rudolph Meyer; Cloyce Morrow - Sister Oliver; John O'Leary - Father Leonor; Logan Ramsey; David Ogden Stiers; Marion Kodama Yue - Nalani; William Daniels; Mike Farrell; Ken Howard; Irene Tsu - Kapu; Haunani Minn - Queen; Joseph Chapman - Ira Dutton; Alison Hong - Little Girl; Alan Chappuis - Father Montiton

Credit

Ned Parsons - Art Director, Steven Gethers - Director, C. Timothy O'Meara - Editor, Thomas W. Moore - Executive Producer, Peter Matz - Composer (Music Score), William Jurgensen - Cinematographer, Jean Moore Edwards - Producer

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