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The Left Hand of God

The Left Hand of God

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 2, 1955

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Drama, Adventure

User Score

63%

Original Title

The Left Hand of God

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Budget

$1,785,000

Revenue

$4,000,000

Description

A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.