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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.

2h 6m1961TMDb 6.3

AdventureDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Mervyn LeRoyMervyn LeRoyDirectorSpencer TracySpencer TracyFather Matthew DoonanFrank SinatraFrank SinatraHarryKerwin MathewsKerwin MathewsFather Joseph PerreauJean-Pierre AumontJean-Pierre AumontJacquesGrégoire AslanGrégoire AslanMarcelAlexander ScourbyAlexander ScourbyThe GovernorBarBara LunaBarBara LunaCamilleBernie HamiltonBernie HamiltonCharlieCathy LewisCathy LewisMarguerite
Martin BrandtDoctor Wexler

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.

  • Columbia Pictures

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 October 1961
Runtime
2h 6m
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (51 votes)

Production

Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Writers
Max Catto, Liam O'Brien
Studios
Columbia Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
French, English