Satan Never Sleeps

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William Holden, France Nuyen, and Clifton Webb in Satan Never Sleeps (1962)

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During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.During the Chinese Civil War of 1949, the Communists constantly harass the two priests of a remote Catholic mission outpost.

Directors
- Leo McCarey
- David W. Orton
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IMDb RATING

6.0/10

901

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Directors
- Leo McCarey
- David W. Orton
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Ho San
(as Weaver Lee)

Ronald Adam

Father Lemay
(uncredited)

Lin Chen

Sister Mary
(uncredited)

Anthony Chinn

Ho San's Driver
(uncredited)

Noel Hood

Sister Justine
(uncredited)

Ric Young

Junior Officer
(uncredited)

Directors
- Leo McCarey
- David W. Orton
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Trivia
This was Clifton Webb's final film and one of only two of his sound films in which he appeared without his trademark mustache. The other was For Heaven's Sake (1950). He retired from acting after this role, due to health problems.

Goofs
In the baptism scene at the end, Holden pulls the white garment over his head just as the name of the child is revealed. His hair is very tousled as his head subsequently emerges. The scene cuts to the proud/happy parents, then right back to Holden and his hair is miraculously restored to its customary neatness with no apparent time elapsed.

Connections
Featured in Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)

Soundtracks
Satan Never Sleeps
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Harold Adamson and Leo McCarey
Sung by Timi Yuro

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7/10

China vs the church

While typical of the films of the 1950's in its style and perhaps anti communist profiling, it never the less gives us an insight into the total brutality that the communist showed towards the catholic church and for that matter any religion that wasn't ordained by chairman mao. One could almost imagine the actions of this film even today as the communist in china continue to maintain their stance of brutality against the catholic faith. this could be because so far the Holy See remains the one and only government to recogine the sovereign rights of Taiwan. As for the relationship between the woman and the priest I aggree that this is rather simplified and does leave one wondering exactly how old she would have been and if perhaps she suffered from some form of mild social retardation.