William Holden
Father O'Banion
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Satan Never Sleeps (also known as The Devil Never Sleeps and Flight from Terror) is a 1962 American drama romance war film directed by Leo McCarey, his final film, in which he returns to the religious themes of his classics Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945).
Satan Never Sleeps: Directed by Leo McCarey, David W. Orton. With William Holden, Clifton Webb, France Nuyen, Athene Seyler. During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.
- (862)
- Drama, History, War
- Leo McCarey, David W. Orton
- 1962-03-23
During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.
- 120 min
- 141.7K
- Classic Studio
Satan Never Sleeps. The Communist People's Party makes life difficult for mission priests Rev. O'Banion (William Holden) and Rev. Bovard (Clifton Webb) in 1940s...
- (7)
- Leo Mccarey
- Drama
- William Holden
Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Plot. Satan Never Sleeps. Summaries. During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost. A priest (William Holden) arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way.
Passably entertaining, but often unconvincing, silly, and down-right hokey, Leo McCarey's film of Pearl S. Buck's original screenplay "China Story," "Satan Never Sleeps" takes place during the Communist takeover of China in the late 1940's.
“Pearl S. Buck’s story of forbidden love in China!”Theatrical trailer for SATAN NEVER SLEEPS (1962).Disc options: http://www.discape.ca/film/satan-never-slee...
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