Based on a graphic novel, this story follows the lives of people with leprosy from around the world who live on a South Sea island, including a divorced man who has returned from Korea, a singer who has lost her voice, a church builder, and a priest.
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22 people
Willy Birgel
Frank
Also in
To New Shores
....reitet für Deutschland
Inge Egger
Maria
Also in
Das Dorf unterm Himmel
Fanfares of Love
Viktor Tourjansky
Also in
Sorrows of Sarah
The Precipice
Hans-Ulrich Horster
Herbert O Horn
Charles Regnier
Pater Markus
Known for
Angelique
Crooks in Clover
Victor De Fast
Paul Esser
Fritz Kahlmayer
Known for
Pippi Longstocking
Daughters of Darkness
Folke Sundquist
Stefan
Juliane Kay
Also in
When the Heath Dreams at Night
Karin Hardt
Erna Kahlmayer
Also in
Die Schwarzwaldklinik
Die Wicherts von nebenan
Erich Kröhnke
Viktor Tourjansky Director
First release August 22, 1955 · Produced in Germany
Production
Unicorn Film
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Release dates
Germany · August 22, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
January 1, 1956
Sweden
December 9, 1957
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