Pilgrimage to Hell

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Pilgrimage to Hell

1946

1h 40m

6.0(1 votes)

Drama

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Biopic about Father Damian and his life and work on the island of Molokai.

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Robert Lussac

Father Damian

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Gaston Bréval

Williamson

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Maurice De Groote

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Werner Degan

A priest

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Anne-Marie Ferrières

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Maurice Gillain

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Franz Joubert

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Greta Lens

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Charles Mahieu

A priest

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Robert Maufras

Kahili

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Charles Nossent

A leper

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Max Péral

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Sylviane Rambaux

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Dounia Sadow

Lawila

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Cara Van Wersch

Princess

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