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The Tahitian
19591h 19mNo ratings yet
- Drama
Overview
A group of scientists are trying to stop a filaria epidemic spreading through a Tahitian population. They meet resistance in using western medicine to combat the disease from the medicine man and chief until the chief's son is infested with the parasitic worm which causes the disease.
Keywords
- indigenous
- tahiti
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 1, 1959
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- French Polynesia, United States of America
- Production
- Crane-Knott-Long
- Cast
- Denise Pottier,Ana,Miri Rei,Tehapaitua Salmon,William A. Robinson,Taia Tepava,Ben Bambridge,Tetoa Mauu,George Thooris,Henry K. Beyeand 1 more
- Director
- James Knott
- Writer
- Annabel Ross,Lotus Long
- Producer
- Cornelius Crane,James Knott,Lotus Long
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0049820