

The Devil at 4 O'Clock
They jumped into hell to save part of heaven.
A crusty, eccentric priest recruits three reluctant convicts to help him rescue a children's leper colony from a Pacific island menaced by a smoldering volcano.
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- Language
- French
- rescue
- island
- prisoner
- volcano
- priest
- hospital
- quicksand
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United StatesUS
- Theatrical18 Oct 1961
IrelandIE
- TheatricalPG9 Feb 1962
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The Devil at 4 O'Clock was released on 18 October 1961.
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CinemaSerf
6/6/2025
Idealistic priest “Fr. Joseph” (Kerwin Matthews) has arrived on a remote French Polynesian island to take over from the weary and cantankerous old “Fr. Matthew” (Spencer Tracy) whose congregation consists of a leper colony and a prison. When the priests manage to recruit a few reluctant convicts to help out with some repair work in the leper village, they - led by “Harry” (Frank Sinatra) prove to be a bit bigoted and…
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