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Satan Never Sleeps

  • 1962
  • Approved
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
984
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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
  • Writers
    • Claude Binyon
    • Leo McCarey
    • Pearl S. Buck
  • Stars
    • William Holden
    • Clifton Webb
    • France Nuyen
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    984
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Leo McCarey
      • David W. Orton
    • Writers
      • Claude Binyon
      • Leo McCarey
      • Pearl S. Buck
    • Stars
      • William Holden
      • Clifton Webb
      • France Nuyen
    • 34User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast16

    William Holden
    William Holden
    • Father O'Banion
    Clifton Webb
    Clifton Webb
    • Father Bovard
    France Nuyen
    France Nuyen
    • Siu Lan
    Athene Seyler
    Athene Seyler
    • Sister Agness
    Martin Benson
    Martin Benson
    • Kuznietsky
    Edith Sharpe
    • Sister Theresa
    Robert Lee
    Robert Lee
    • Chung Ren
    Marie Yang
    • Ho San's Mother
    Andy Ho
    • Ho San's Father
    Burt Kwouk
    Burt Kwouk
    • Ah Wang
    Weaver Levy
    • Ho San
    • (as Weaver Lee)
    Ronald Adam
    Ronald Adam
    • Father Lemay
    • (uncredited)
    Lin Chen
    • Sister Mary
    • (uncredited)
    Anthony Chinn
    Anthony Chinn
    • Ho San's Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Noel Hood
    • Sister Justine
    • (uncredited)
    Ric Young
    • Junior Officer
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Leo McCarey
      • David W. Orton
    • Writers
      • Claude Binyon
      • Leo McCarey
      • Pearl S. Buck
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    User reviews34

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    • Trivia
      This film made for an unhappy end to the directing career of Leo McCarey. He made no bones about his intense dislike for both leading men of the film, William Holden and Clifton Webb, and later claimed that working on the film (which was an expensive box-office failure and the recipient of several of the worst reviews of McCarey's career) had so depressed him that he never wanted to make a film again - and didn't.
    • 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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    • France Nuyen---Did Clifton Webb Help Her Career?
    • Hedda Hopper Wrote What About "Satan Never Sleeps"?

    Details

    • Release date
      • March 23, 1962 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • El diablo nunca duerme
    • Filming locations
      • England, UK
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $2,885,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 5m(125 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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