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Satan Never Sleeps (1962)

Satan Never Sleeps poster
Directed by
Claude Binyon, Leo McCarey
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Catholic priest in China must protect his mission and its people during the early years of communist rule. The story follows his efforts to navigate threats and maintain faith under pressure.

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What happens

Satan Never Sleeps (also known as The Devil Never Sleeps and Flight from Terror) is a 1962 American drama romance war film directed by Leo McCarey, his final film, in which he returns to the religious themes of his classics Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary's (1945). It also is the final screen appearance of actor Clifton Webb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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