An adaptation of a novel by Dutch author Jan DeHartog, the film stars Rock Hudson as Dr. Anton Drager, an opportunistic atheist who travels with his wife Els (Gena Rowlands) to the jungles of Java in 1936. Drager is to become the new right-hand man of famed Dr. Brits Jansen (Burl Ives), a legendary humanist who works with lepers and is rumored to have done groundbreaking work that Drager believes could make him famous and wealthy. Trouble with a native witch doctor practicing black magic leads to a crisis of conscience for Drager, however, forcing him to reevaluate his self-centered philosophy.

Starring:

Barbara Morrison, Burl Ives, David Chow, David Frankham, David Lewis, David Sharpe, Edgar Stehli, Fredd Wayne, Gena Rowlands, Geoffrey Keen, Glen Walters, James Gonzalez, Jerry Velasco, Judy Dan, Karl Swenson, Lang Yun, Larry Gates, Leon Lontoc, Leslie Bradley, Martin Brandt, Neva Patterson, Parley Baer, Paul Keast, Philip Abbott, Reggie Nalder, Robert

Genre:

Adventure