
The Great Heart
This short film tells the true story of the heroic sacrifice of Father Damien, the Belgian priest who suffered a living death in order to bring hope and God's comfort to the lepers confined on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.
- Year: 1938
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: self sacrifice, hawaii, leprosy, biography, catholic, leper colony, missionary priest
- Director: David Miller
- Cast: Carey Wilson, Tom Neal