Post #745439 by creativenative on Tue, Jun 23, 2015 12:09 PM

If it is a book written by Hilde Eynikel then it was made into a great movie that I highly recommend. You can get the DVD on Amazon which is entitled: Molokai: The Story of Father Damien. Many stars, Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill, Kris Kristofferson and many more. Was to star Daniel Day Lewis as the lead but because of a back injury, a relatively unknown David Wenham was casted last minute. David later became known from his stint on "Lord of the Rings". This film wasn't pushed hard to the public because of a limited budget and a big Hollywood studio was about to shoot the same story staring Robin Williams. U.S. distribution was difficult because of the old boy Hollywood network powers. I think because they and others were surprised at the high quality of this film they decided it would be a waste of money and effort to redo a good film so soon.

All tiki film lovers should view this film or at least read the book.