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Damien: The Leper Priest

Damien: The Leper Priest

19801h 35m

Overview

A dramatization of the life of the 19th-Century priest who devoted himself to service in Hawaii's leper colony.

Directed by Steve Gethers
Written by Steve Gethers
Produced by Jean Moore Edwards
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Top Cast

Ken Howard

Ken Howard

Father Damien

William Daniels

William Daniels

Bishop Koeckemann

Mike Farrell

Mike Farrell

William Robertson

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Bishop Maigret

Sydney Lassick

Sydney Lassick

Supt. Rudolph Meyer

Logan Ramsey

Logan Ramsey

Capt. Sweeney

David Ogden Stiers

David Ogden Stiers

Dr. Arthur Mouritz

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Alan Chappuis

Father Montiton

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Marion Kodama Yue

Nalani

Roger Bowen

Roger Bowen

Prime Minister Gibson

About Damien: The Leper Priest

Damien: The Leper Priest is a drama, adventure, tv movie film released in 1980. Directed by Steve Gethers, it stars Ken Howard, William Daniels, Mike Farrell. A dramatization of the life of the 19th-Century priest who devoted himself to service in Hawaii's leper colony.

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