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Synopsis
Director Leo McCarey returned to the religious themes of his classics Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) for this action drama, his final film. William Holden stars as Father O'Banion, a Catholic priest assigned to relieve the retiring Father Bovard (Clifton Webb) at a mission in China. Along the way, O'Banion has unwittingly picked up a follower with a crush on him, Siu Lan (France Nuyen). The girl becomes the mission's cook, but before Bovard can depart, Mao's 1949 communist takeover begins. Red soldiers led by Chung Ren (Robert Lee) seize the mission as their local command center. Chung Ren rapes Siu Lan, impregnating her, while O'Banion is forced to watch. Unable to cross China's closed borders, both priests remain at the mission, ministering to the locals despite harassment by Chung Ren. Delighted by his son's birth, Chung Ren begins undergoing a change of heart. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide

Cast

Martin Benson Kuznietsky
Lin Chen Sister Mary
Anthony Chinn Ho San's driver
Andy Ho Ho San's father
William Holden Father O'Banion
Burt Kwouk Ah Wang
Weaver Lee Ho San
France Nuyen Siu Lan
Athene Seyler Sister Agnes
Edith Sharpe Sister Theresa
Clifton Webb Father Bovard
Marie Yang Ho San's mother
Robbie Lee Chung Ren

Production Crew

Jim Jorahan Art Director
John Hoesli Art Director
Pearl S. Buck Book Author
Oswald Morris Cinematographer
Richard Rodney Bennett Composer (Music Score)
Leo McCarey Director
Gordon Pilkington Editor
George Frost Makeup
Muir Mathieson Musical Direction/Supervision
Leo McCarey Producer
Tom Morahan Production Designer
Claude Binyon Screenwriter
Leo McCarey Screenwriter
Jack Stephens Set Designer
Harold Adamson Songwriter
Harry Warren Songwriter
Leo McCarey Songwriter
Year: 1962
Runtime: 125
Country: UK
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Color type
De Luxe

Produced by
20th Century Fox

Release
by 20th Century Fox