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64% Critic Match
The Devil at 4 O'Clock
“They jumped into hell to save part of heaven.”
6.4 / 10• 1961• 2h 6m•NR• English
AdventureDramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Spencer Tracy
Father Matthew Doonan
Lead
Frank Sinatra
Harry
Kerwin Mathews
Father Joseph Perreau
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jacques
Grégoire Aslan
Marcel
Alexander Scourby
The Governor
BarBara Luna
Camille
Bernie Hamilton
Charlie
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mervyn LeRoy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Devil at 4 O'Clock is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
