The Left Hand of God
Seen it?1955 | 87 min | Drama, Adventure
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans. If you loved True Grit, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1955: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$4 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
- Humphrey BogartJames 'Jim' Carmody
- Gene TierneyAnne 'Scotty' Scott
- Lee J. CobbMieh Yang
- Agnes MooreheadBeryl Sigman
- E.G. MarshallDr. David Sigman
- Jean PorterMary Yin
- Carl Benton ReidFather Cornelius
- Victor Sen YungJohn Wong
- Philip AhnJan Teng
- Benson FongChun Tien