The Left Hand of God

The Left Hand of God

1955 · 1 hr 27 min · Approved

Drama

Directors

Edward Dmytryk

Actors

  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Gene Tierney
  • Lee J. Cobb

Credits: 4

Summary

At a Catholic mission in China, long-awaited "Father O'Shea" proves to be a tough guy, disturbingly attractive to mission nurse Anne.

More about this movie

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...