The Left Hand of God

The Left Hand of God

1955 · 87 min · EN · NR · 6.2 (32 votes)
Dir. Edward Dmytryk · Starring Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney, Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, E.G. Marshall, Jean Porter · Music Victor Young

THE STRANGEST COVENANT BETWEEN GOD AND MAN EVER MADE!

AdventureDramaWestern

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.

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A morally complex Western set against the backdrop of war-torn China. It's a tense, character-driven drama about faith, lies, and the blurred lines between good and evil, all wrapped in a classic Hollywood aesthetic.

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missionchinabased on novel or bookpriestcatholic priest
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