Overview

A priest arrives at a mission-post in China accompanied by a young native girl who has joined him along the way. His job is to relieve the existing priest, who is now too old and weak to continue with the upkeep of the church. However, Communist soldiers arrive at the mission and seize it as a command post. Their leader rapes the native girl and impregnates her, only later to realize that Communism is no good for him. In the end, the foursome flee to the border, but are pursued by Communist forces along the way.

Cast

William Holden

Father O'Banion

Clifton Webb

Father Bovard

France Nuyen

Siu Lan

Athene Seyler

Sister Agness

Martin Benson

Kuznietsky

Edith Sharpe

Sister Theresa

Robert Lee

Chung Ren

N/A

Marie Yang

Ho San's Mother

Andy Ho

Ho San's father

Burt Kwouk

Ah Wang

Anthony Chinn

Ho San's Driver

Noel Hood

Sister Justine