Left Hand of God The

en
00:04:39 More tea, Father?
00:04:41 No, thanks, Mrs Sigman,
00:04:43 You took a real chance, Father,
00:04:46 You should've waited
00:04:48 I was anxious to get to the mission
00:04:50 I was anxious to get to the mission
00:04:52 What is it, Celeste?
00:04:56 Father, I know you're very tired, but
00:05:01 He's been clinging to life,
00:05:03 Scottie feels his immortal
00:05:05 But it is!
00:05:06 Now, now, Scottie,
00:05:09 A beautiful example of
00:05:11 but don't tell me I have to take
00:05:14 Dear, Dave!
00:05:15 Sorry, Scottie. When you're through with him,
00:05:20 My bag was lost crossing the river,
00:05:22 the chalice, the holy oils,
00:05:25 He really needs your
00:05:28 Where is this man?
00:05:39 Lee Kwan, Father O'Shea is here.
00:06:06 Bless me, Father,
00:06:08 it's a long time since I...
00:06:11 confessed my sins.
00:06:13 Easy, old man, easy.
00:06:47 All he prayed for, Father,
00:06:51 for you to get here
00:06:53 He had great faith and endurance.
00:06:55 I'm sorry he couldn't have had
00:06:59 Could we pray, Father?
00:07:01 Yes.
00:07:03 Yes, of course.
00:07:06 In the name of the Father,
00:07:12 Our Father, who art in heaven,
00:07:15 thy kingdom come, thy will be done
00:07:18 Give us this day our daily bread
00:07:22 as we forgive those who
00:07:24 Lead us not into temptation
00:07:30 Hail Mary, full of grace,
00:07:33 Blessed art thou amongst women,
00:07:35 and blessed is
00:07:38 Holy Mary, Mother of God,
00:07:43 and in the hour of our death. Amen.
00:07:48 Well, Scottie's pet is dead.
00:07:52 Let's go home.
00:08:10 Good morning, Father.
00:08:12 You say mass?
00:08:14 Mass?
00:08:33 I'm sorry, I'm...
00:08:36 not quite awake.
00:08:40 What's your name?
00:08:44 I fix everything for priest, take care of
00:08:49 Clean and press clothes for you.
00:08:52 I keep list too.
00:08:56 Yeah, yeah, read the list.
00:08:59 42 marriage.
00:09:01 What?
00:09:02 42 marriage, many months no priest.
00:09:05 I see.
00:09:06 36 baptisings, should be more.
00:09:11 Well, 36 is a good score.
00:09:15 What else?
00:09:16 Many people want confessing,
00:09:19 Work sure piles up, doesn't it?
00:09:24 How long since the last trade
00:09:28 Long time since last caravan.
00:09:30 All right, John, I'll get dressed.
00:09:35 Yes, Father.
00:09:49 Morning, I'll be right with you.
00:09:53 Yeah, take him into the
00:09:56 Sit down.
00:09:58 I'm glad you came over.
00:10:00 Cigar?
00:10:02 My last box.
00:10:03 I ordered some from the coast,
00:10:06 Wong tells me it's been a long time
00:10:10 That's right.
00:10:12 I suppose they told you
00:10:18 What did the bishop decide to do? >
00:10:21 Well,
00:10:24 would I have been sent all this distance
00:10:29 We'll keep it open, of course.
00:10:31 The bishop is mistaken.
00:10:35 You saw my clinic,
00:10:37 Once there were scores like him.
00:10:40 There's a lot more to this mission than
00:10:45 Is there?
00:10:47 Look, one of our priests
00:10:50 Father Coleman, the priest
00:10:54 The Chinese figure there must be something wrong with
00:10:58 They feel the same way about my
00:11:02 There's no earthly reason
00:11:04 The trouble is, the bishop
00:11:07 are as important as spiritual ones.
00:11:09 That's the difference between
00:11:11 I may be more interested in material
00:11:15 Let's get to the point.
00:11:16 It's not only a question
00:11:18 In the mountains, there's a warlord
00:11:21 the edge of his territory.
00:11:24 Yes, although I understood that
00:11:26 Yang's policy was not to interfere
00:11:29 Some of his troops have
00:11:31 but in addition to Yang,
00:11:36 Did they tell you how many
00:11:40 I, uh... I don't think
00:11:44 I'm surprised that the bishops sent
00:11:48 Perhaps he didn't
00:11:50 There are three of us with our lives at stake in
00:11:55 China is being ripped apart
00:11:57 I think we're entitled to any
00:12:01 The bishop and I
00:12:05 Is that supposed to be funny?
00:12:07 This place has already
00:12:09 I don't intend to add myself
00:12:12 And I expect a civil answer
00:12:16 And you're not talking to
00:12:20 Don't depend too much on
00:12:27 Would you like me to take it off?
00:12:33 I guess I have been a little abrupt.
00:12:39 My wife asked me to invite you
00:12:41 She seems to think you must
00:12:44 Well, thanks, I am.
00:12:46 We can continue the discussion
00:12:50 I'll look forward to it, doctor.
00:13:23 Morning.
00:13:24 Good morning, Father.
00:13:28 but if you'd like to see
00:13:30 That would be very interesting
00:13:32 but I'd rather take a look
00:13:34 The village hasn't seen you either.
00:13:37 I doubt that.
00:13:45 It's been a long time since I
00:13:50 Do you always startle
00:13:53 Why?
00:13:54 One doesn't think of priests
00:13:57 I wasn't born a priest.
00:13:59 I can remember the day I was voted
00:14:03 Really, Father?
00:14:06 Where is your home
00:14:08 Columbus, Ohio.
00:14:19 It must be lonely for you out here.
00:14:21 Sometimes but Beryl and I do things
00:14:26 Beryl?
00:14:27 Dr Sigman's wife. She's amazing.
00:14:29 I've learnt a lot from her.
00:14:32 Well placed
00:14:34 That has the ring of the
00:14:37 There's nothing amazing about me.
00:14:40 It's amazing at least to me,
00:14:43 It's a long story, Father, and I'll probably bore
00:15:09 I told you you were
00:15:11 So it seems.
00:15:13 This is Ben So Lin, Father.
00:15:15 Good morning.
00:15:16 We waited a long
00:15:18 I'm very happy to be here.
00:15:24 This, Shen Fu,
00:15:28 the father of uncounted sons.
00:15:30 He seeks your blessing.
00:15:50 I too seek a blessing.
00:15:59 It was magnificent.
00:16:01 You knew them so well.
00:16:03 It was just the thing to do
00:16:06 Perhaps it was just a
00:16:08 The Chinese love a gesture like
00:16:10 They'll flock to the mission now.
00:16:12 It ought to make the doctor happy.
00:16:14 I'll fill his clinic and the
00:16:17 Aren't you glad, Father, to
00:16:21 Uh-huh.
00:16:22 Where does that road lead to?
00:16:24 Number Five village.
00:16:25 No.
00:16:27 Dr Sigman tells me the trade
00:16:30 They used to. It's been months
00:16:32 There's no other means of
00:16:36 You mean without the caravan?
00:16:39 Mmm, I see.
00:16:42 You're stuck here, Father
00:16:45 That's the way it looks, doesn't it?
00:17:01 Sorry to interrupt, Father.
00:17:05 No, thank you, John.
00:17:07 I'll take care of the bed myself.
00:17:09 Father must visit six villages soon
00:17:12 I must?
00:17:18 Christ died for all.
00:17:20 You got a good point, John,
00:17:23 You say mass tomorrow, Father?
00:17:27 Well, I'm afraid
00:17:30 Tomorrow Sunday, will be first mass
00:17:35 Well the bag I lost in the river
00:17:39 I'm afraid we'll have to wait
00:17:41 Whole village be in church tomorrow.
00:17:44 Have to wait. They can carry their
00:17:48 No, Father O'Shea wrong.
00:17:52 People tired. Carry sins with them
00:17:57 Heavy. Father O'Shea lift,
00:18:02 Well, what would you suggest, John?
00:18:06 Father O'Shea preach strong sermon.
00:18:09 Very well. I'll see the parish gets
00:18:12 an extra strong sermon tomorrow.
00:18:15 Yes, Father.
00:19:14 Good morning.
00:19:15 You'll have to go. John Wong will have
00:19:18 Mm, Shalimar.
00:19:20 I had a little left.
00:19:21 For church? You look nice too, Anne.
00:19:24 Technically, it's spring.
00:19:27 Of course, a Father O'Shea does
00:19:31 Beryl, please.
00:19:32 Is that sacrilege, darling?
00:19:34 But he does, you know.
00:19:36 It's partly his eyes,
00:19:38 Beryl, please,
00:19:41 But, darling, I'm complimenting him.
00:19:43 He's a good priest or he wouldn't
00:19:46 It's just, the man has magnetism, he has it,
00:19:51 Look, Beryl,
00:19:54 I know you're not a Catholic
00:19:57 I can't think of him as a man.
00:19:59 I mustn't.
00:20:00 I know, I understand.
00:20:04 Now you've got me all flustered
00:20:07 I feel self-conscious
00:20:08 Of course, it is spring. I added
00:20:13 thinking of trading Dave in either.
00:20:23 Beloved, I taught you as strangers
00:20:26 to abstain from carnal desires
00:20:30 Such is the will of God
00:20:32 that by doing good,
00:20:34 you should put to silence
00:20:36 Live as free men, yet not using your
00:20:43 but as servants of God.
00:20:45 Honour all men,
00:20:48 love the brotherhood,
00:20:49 fear God, honour the King.
00:20:56 I've just read you a letter from a
00:22:28 What are you doing here?
00:23:24 Fix tea, slippers.
00:23:25 No, thanks.
00:23:27 Father Coleman always take tea
00:23:29 Never mind, forget
00:23:31 Never mind, forget
00:23:37 Good morning.
00:23:40 Forgive me, Father,
00:23:43 Of course I'm all right.
00:23:44 Sit down, won't you?
00:23:47 Wong fixed it with
00:23:50 No, thank you.
00:23:55 Thanks for reminding me.
00:24:03 That man, the man you hit,
00:24:08 I've never seen him
00:24:10 He spit and I forgot
00:24:13 You're disappointed in me,
00:24:16 Violence wasn't quite what you
00:24:20 Difficult to be what one is
00:24:24 Yeah, I just found that out.
00:24:28 Anne, I'm thinking of
00:24:33 Closing the mission?
00:24:36 But you can't close the mission.
00:24:37 Why not?
00:24:40 No more than people anywhere.
00:24:42 Even Father Coleman didn't accomplish as much
00:24:47 I haven't accomplished anything.
00:24:49 I've been talking with Dr Sigman.
00:24:52 He thinks it's dangerous
00:24:55 You saw what happened
00:24:57 China is becoming a nightmare, Anne.
00:25:00 Here we are, the four of us, what
00:25:03 You stick a thermometer in their mouths to
00:25:09 You're wrong.
00:25:10 I get the villagers into church and preach
00:25:14 and I walk out and hit
00:25:18 I don't belong here, Anne,
00:25:22 You belong back in the States,
00:25:25 married, raising a family.
00:25:27 I was married, Father.
00:25:30 Yes. That's why I'm in China.
00:25:33 He was a pilot
00:25:38 I had a stupid, romantic idea that
00:25:42 hospital and I was a nurse.
00:25:45 I know now it's hopeless.
00:25:48 And yet you stayed on.
00:25:50 What else is there to do?
00:25:52 There's so much work
00:25:55 Somebody had to do it.
00:25:58 Even if we fail, Father, we'd still be
00:26:02 The things we're doing, for
00:26:05 are the things that are necessary
00:26:09 They need them, medicine or grace.
00:26:11 And we have them to give.
00:26:14 No, Father, even if you
00:26:18 Alone, if I have to.
00:26:20 Do these people really
00:26:22 Yes, Father.
00:26:23 And you'll stay,
00:26:26 Yes, Father.
00:26:29 I'm sorry,
00:26:35 Goodbye, Father.
00:27:03 You know, Father, our professions
00:27:05 I have my trinity too -
00:27:10 The difference is, my profession ends
00:27:14 What do you mean?
00:27:16 Well, for example,
00:27:18 there's a beer joint, the Yellow
00:27:22 It's owned by a couple of rather
00:27:25 You didn't know that?
00:27:27 Well, it's there and it's filthy.
00:27:30 I had the women in and treated them,
00:27:32 bawled out the town elders
00:27:36 If these women are such a bad
00:27:40 further and make the town elders put
00:27:45 That's stepping out of my field.
00:27:47 Morality is your department, Father.
00:27:50 Then you think as a priest,
00:27:53 Not necessarily.
00:27:54 Of course, the old method used to be
00:28:00 That's not the way
00:28:04 Check.
00:28:05 No, I believe not.
00:28:08 But you seem to favour direct action.
00:28:11 My wife tells me you knocked down
00:28:15 He was not a villager.
00:28:16 I'm not objecting, Father. I like to
00:28:21 it's good for the circulation.
00:28:22 I only wondered when I heard
00:28:26 you'd use on those women.
00:28:29 Well, I'm certainly
00:28:33 Check.
00:28:35 Well, when you decide what
00:28:39 let me know, will you?
00:28:40 I think I've got you, Father.
00:28:46 Not yet!
00:28:49 Mate.
00:28:55 You know, Father, I may
00:29:02 Keep him warm,
00:29:04 Thank you, Shen Fu.
00:29:06 Shen Fu, Shen Fu!
00:29:09 Father, you must come.
00:29:11 This is my busy day.
00:29:13 Lead the way, son.
00:29:24 This is Shen Tin, Father.
00:29:27 You run along.
00:29:35 The baby was born dead, Shen Fu.
00:29:39 Leave us, please.
00:29:54 Tell me a story, Father.
00:29:58 What story would you like?
00:30:03 About the stable...
00:30:06 the mother
00:30:09 and St Joseph.
00:30:13 Well,
00:30:15 there was a woman named Mary
00:30:19 lying on a bed of straw in a stable,
00:30:22 waiting for her child to be born.
00:30:38 Is she dead, Father?
00:30:41 Yes.
00:30:42 Where's her husband?
00:30:45 He has gone to the Yellow House,
00:30:48 Jan Teng saw the baby born dead.
00:30:50 He will stay in the Yellow House and
00:30:56 He should be here.
00:30:58 Show me the way, Dan.
00:31:01 Show me the house.
00:31:16 All right, Dan,
00:31:18 you go back to the village.
00:31:38 Chun Tien...
00:31:46 Pao Chu is dead.
00:32:03 I loved her, Shen Fu.
00:32:06 I think she's with someone
00:32:10 I'm sure that where she is now
00:32:20 You believe that, Father?
00:32:25 Yes, I believe it. Come on.
00:32:56 Let's go, Father. There's nothing
00:33:13 Those blasted midwives.
00:33:15 If they'd sent for me in time, that
00:33:18 Stupid, ignorant old women!
00:33:21 This is the most backward
00:33:23 The man who said ignorance is bliss
00:33:27 Oh, the boy told me you went up the hill
00:33:31 You can't win all the time.
00:33:35 Don't tell me the Church gives up on
00:33:38 Moves right in wherever it
00:33:40 When medicine reaches a point where
00:33:44 from a case, then you can criticise
00:33:48 spiritual illness uncured.
00:34:00 I wish O'Shea would drink.
00:34:02 He's too tense.
00:34:04 This concern for Father O'Shea
00:34:08 I suppose he does his job
00:34:12 In China, you can't ask for more.
00:34:15 But you were so certain there
00:34:18 I could have been wrong.
00:34:20 I'm not so sure.
00:34:22 There seems to be so much in him
00:34:27 That magnetism again?
00:34:30 Yes.
00:34:32 Women can't understand celibacy.
00:34:34 Priests are men.
00:34:36 That's just female vanity.
00:34:38 The priesthood is also a
00:34:41 O'Shea hasn't got anything that's more
00:34:46 What I'm worried about is his health.
00:34:48 All that tension.
00:34:50 It killed Father Coleman.
00:34:52 Light me a cigarette,
00:34:55 There's something else
00:34:58 What's that?
00:34:59 I think Anne ought to go home.
00:35:01 Scotty? What's wrong with her?
00:35:02 She's been too long in China.
00:35:05 She looks all right to me.
00:35:08 Does she?
00:35:09 How nice and blind you are.
00:35:12 She's all churned up inside.
00:35:14 What about?
00:35:16 Father O'Shea.
00:35:18 You don't know what
00:35:20 Don't I?
00:35:24 Say, that won't do.
00:35:27 I've tried.
00:35:29 And?
00:35:31 Females are simple
00:35:34 Their bodies pay very little
00:35:37 I told you, there's so much in
00:35:43 to be priest.
00:35:45 Her mind knows he's a priest
00:35:50 I don't like it, Dave.
00:35:53 OK. She's a good nurse but we
00:35:58 Will she go?
00:36:01 I think she should,
00:36:04 I wonder if we'll become
00:36:08 I'd hoped they'd close the mission,
00:36:15 Would you respect me if I quit?
00:36:17 We never have before, have we, Dave?
00:36:31 Ken-tucky.
00:36:33 Ken-tucky.
00:37:31 Thank you.
00:37:32 Could you use
00:37:34 You'll have to audition first.
00:37:36 Right.
00:37:37 Now, let's see.
00:37:38 Ah, here's one.
00:37:42 # Oh, a maiden went to Hong Kong
00:37:47 # Then she went to Shanghai...
00:37:51 # A boatman smiled in Hong Kong
00:37:53 # A soldier smiled in Singapore
00:37:56 # A farmer smiled in Shanghai
00:37:58 # Now, which one will she wed?
00:38:00 # All three?
00:38:01 # No, not me
00:38:02 # Two?
00:38:05 # Which one?
00:38:06 # Only one, for him my love is true
00:38:09 # Well, the boatman
00:38:11 # The soldier stayed in Singapore...
00:38:14 You win, Father.
00:38:16 Besides, it's their bedtime.
00:38:18 They can find their way.
00:38:21 Good night.
00:38:27 Well, what do you want?
00:38:29 Kentucky!
00:38:36 You remember this one?
00:38:37 # Once in a while, da da da
00:38:42 Please, Father, I'd rather not sing
00:39:08 The mountains
00:39:13 Listening to our concert.
00:39:16 I wonder what they thought.
00:39:19 Probably sounded Chinese to them.
00:39:21 It was nice singing.
00:39:23 We had fun, didn't we?
00:39:25 If you say a High Mass, Father,
00:39:30 Oh, that would be fine.
00:39:31 I want to explain something, Father.
00:39:36 I know you must have wondered
00:39:38 I hadn't thought about it.
00:39:40 I can't, Father, not yet.
00:39:42 And I can't explain why.
00:39:44 Suppose we discuss it some other
00:39:50 Good night, Father.
00:40:08 Isn't it time you went to bed, John?
00:40:10 Much work to do, Father.
00:40:12 Where did this come from?
00:40:15 Doctor gave to Father Coleman. Good
00:40:19 What?
00:40:21 Many people, many bugs.
00:40:24 That's a waste of good
00:40:26 SPRAY HISSES
00:40:28 All right, John, you can
00:40:30 Good night, Father. Spray tomorrow.
00:40:48 Good evening, Father. May I come in?
00:40:50 Oh, by all means.
00:40:52 The mission's a lonely
00:40:56 For some of us, yes.
00:40:57 One feel so isolated, so cut off.
00:41:00 At least I always do.
00:41:02 China's a difficult country to
00:41:06 Sometimes I do.
00:41:10 Of course, I didn't mean quite that.
00:41:13 I was thinking...
00:41:16 Well, to be frank,
00:41:20 It is lonely here and...
00:41:22 Well, I think she has a
00:41:33 But that's impossible.
00:41:35 That's not so impossible.
00:41:38 Whether you like it or not,
00:41:42 Would you think me presumptuous,
00:41:46 No, not at all.
00:41:48 When Dave has a problem,
00:41:53 but it doesn't always help.
00:41:54 What he needs most at a time
00:41:56 like that is someone like himself,
00:42:01 Somebody who's had those problems
00:42:06 I think you need that, too, Father.
00:42:09 Do I?
00:42:13 There's a small Protestant mission
00:42:18 Oh, I didn't know that.
00:42:21 The Reverend Marvin has been
00:42:25 I see what you mean. You may be
00:42:28 Mr Marvin may be able to
00:42:33 But do you think it's possible Yang could have
00:42:37 He hasn't bothered it before. Father
00:42:41 Mr Marvin visited here.
00:42:43 I'm sure you won't have any trouble.
00:42:46 I seem to attract trouble, don't I?
00:42:49 Well, we all do.
00:42:57 It is a bright moon, isn't it?
00:43:01 Good night, Father.
00:43:24 You know, I worked very closely with your
00:43:28 There were French and
00:43:32 and one Irish
00:43:35 How long have you been in China?
00:43:37 12 years.
00:43:41 I don't think we've entirely failed.
00:43:43 Our people are deeply loyal.
00:43:45 Our people won't leave us either
00:43:50 I guess I deserved that.
00:43:54 A bit.
00:43:59 I haven't any right to
00:44:05 I don't understand, Father O'Shea.
00:44:07 Well, I mean that's not my name
00:44:12 Well... who are you, then?
00:44:15 I'm a former pilot.
00:44:17 My name is James Carmody.
00:44:19 I was badly hurt three years ago when
00:44:25 I was picked up in the mountains
00:44:28 I went to work for him.
00:44:32 I was supposed to be his second
00:44:42 That shot was from
00:44:45 Come on!
00:45:21 Who shot him?
00:45:22 Who knows, Captain? Shen Fu
00:45:25 I tried to question him.
00:45:49 You heard my orders.
00:45:59 When I give an order,
00:46:14 Put the Shen Fu on a litter.
00:46:26 Yang's headquarters was an old
00:46:30 He'd even imported a girl from
00:47:02 Have Jan Teng look at his wounds.
00:47:17 It's so dull here when you're gone.
00:47:20 You know, you should
00:47:23 Why?
00:47:25 Well, it isn't dull there,
00:47:28 and it's 20 days nearer the coast.
00:47:30 Are you so tired of China?
00:47:32 It's not only China.
00:47:35 Three years I've been
00:47:38 You'd get tired of
00:47:40 Poor Carmody.
00:47:42 Other men would envy what you have.
00:47:44 What, this?
00:47:48 Could I be bought at auction, too?
00:47:51 Yeah. You could if they
00:47:56 Why do you stay here if you hated so?
00:47:58 Stay? How do I get out of here?
00:48:01 This is the greatest
00:48:04 Sure, the accommodations on nice,
00:48:07 desert and mountains and
00:48:11 a passport from Yang.
00:48:16 I'll hold the fort.
00:48:20 So do I, Carmody.
00:48:31 Hello, Jimmy, still healthy?
00:48:33 Still healthy, Yang.
00:48:35 What did you find?
00:48:36 The report was true,
00:48:40 mapping or exploring.
00:48:43 And the loot?
00:48:48 Some sheep-lined coats, medical supplies
00:48:52 You did well.
00:48:55 Pay-day.
00:49:04 One roll or three?
00:49:13 Beat three fives.
00:49:27 I weep for you, Jimmy.
00:49:29 Yeah. You paid me double last time.
00:49:34 For the gold trousers of Mary Yin?
00:49:39 You'll have to shoot dice
00:49:41 Perhaps I will some day.
00:49:44 Anything else?
00:49:46 Yes.
00:49:50 Pao Ching a priest in one of the villages.
00:49:54 Missionary? That's unfortunate.
00:50:00 Shooting a priest isn't smart,
00:50:05 By whom?
00:50:07 No, but I think you're right,
00:50:09 I think the offence is serious.
00:50:13 For shooting a priest?
00:50:15 Too high? I'd make it 300 yen
00:50:18 After all, and a graduate of one of your
00:50:24 Of course it would
00:50:27 Why?
00:50:28 Why? You know we can't
00:50:31 Besides, you were
00:50:34 It isn't diplomatic, Jimmy,
00:50:38 He disobeyed orders.
00:50:41 Mine.
00:50:43 The important ones.
00:50:47 Why argue?
00:50:48 We'll see to it that our clerical
00:50:54 a little sooner than expected.
00:50:57 And you'll apologise
00:51:00 I think you'll have to get
00:51:06 This a joke?
00:51:07 Yes, a Chinese joke. I want out.
00:51:11 Out? You know I never
00:51:14 The priest concerned you?!
00:51:16 I haven't been in church
00:51:19 Then why?
00:51:20 Look, Yang. Three years ago
00:51:23 and had Jan Teng patched up what
00:51:28 Military adviser, tax collector.
00:51:30 Number-one boy.
00:51:32 I'm tired of this tea house!
00:51:35 I quit!
00:51:37 Jimmy!
00:51:44 The Priest of Christ
00:51:48 We quarrelled for nothing.
00:52:20 Came all this way to do good.
00:52:22 Some stupid greasy peasant with
00:52:26 but feed his own gut killed him.
00:52:32 Sick of the whole stinking mess.
00:52:35 Only his body died.
00:52:39 It is his soul a man must save.
00:52:42 I'd gamble the soul if I
00:52:46 Every man finds his own path.
00:52:47 It's 72 days to the coast,
00:52:51 Trade caravans make the journey.
00:52:54 No trader would take me
00:52:57 If I try to go it alone every gun in
00:53:01 It is a great pity the priest of
00:53:04 It's only a week's journey
00:53:08 Having been punished, the hill man would be afraid
00:53:16 Yes.
00:53:17 For a time.
00:53:20 It is said that the caravans
00:53:24 at the mission.
00:53:26 Good night, Carmody.
00:53:53 So there was my choice.
00:53:56 or take the long shot
00:53:59 I decided to try for the mission.
00:54:02 It's an incredible story, Carmody.
00:54:06 A scandal that touches any
00:54:11 It's dangerous for the mission
00:54:14 That's why I wanted to get away.
00:54:17 I'm afraid you can't escape the
00:54:22 Since you've offended against the church, you
00:54:28 Now I can give you the name of
00:54:31 I'd suggest you write him a letter,
00:54:35 I have a courier service to Sinkiang.
00:54:38 You don't understand,
00:54:41 I want to go with
00:54:46 Well, that's that, I guess.
00:54:51 Since you choose to
00:54:53 Oh, it isn't a question
00:54:56 There's the girl and her nurse.
00:54:59 I, well, I can't go
00:55:01 I've taken this collar off and
00:55:05 Father O'Shea is dead,
00:55:09 From now on in I'm James Carmody.
00:55:27 Come in.
00:55:29 Excuse me, sir, for intruding.
00:55:31 What is it?
00:55:35 Allah be with thee.
00:55:37 It is Mieh Yang, Shen Fu.
00:55:41 You saw him?
00:55:42 I'm only the bearer of rumours.
00:55:45 A driver saw him in a village
00:55:49 Did the rumour say
00:55:51 Towards the seven villages.
00:55:56 All right, you can go.
00:56:02 You'd better put the collar on again.
00:56:13 No.
00:56:15 You're not going back? You'll
00:56:19 Yang wants me, he won't
00:56:22 He'll be out in the
00:56:25 So, you'll desert again?
00:56:27 Seems to be my
00:56:30 Before you were only
00:56:33 Now you're dishonouring it!
00:56:36 I'm a fresh out of faith,
00:56:40 Wait a minute.
00:56:46 You might find this handy again.
00:56:49 To protect your neck.
00:56:55 Well...
00:56:58 Why not?
00:57:00 Stuck way out, isn't it?
00:57:44 Five days.
00:57:46 Where's O'Shea?
00:57:48 I'll bet he's headed south as
00:57:52 He would not desert us with Yang.
00:57:53 He picked a strange time
00:57:56 And why it does Yang whip them and
00:58:00 Why should O'Shea mean
00:58:03 There's the smell of fish
00:58:07 He wouldn't leave us
00:58:09 What odds would you give?
00:58:12 What odds would you take?
00:58:19 How many of them has
00:58:21 There's been a half-dozen
00:58:23 Where have you been?
00:58:24 I was beginning to think...
00:58:27 I was. Temporarily.
00:58:29 I wanna talk to you, Father.
00:58:30 All right.
00:58:41 Sit down, Father. Forgive me
00:58:44 I've been waiting
00:58:46 Never occurred to me
00:58:49 I thought he would.
00:58:51 You? Why didn't you tell us?
00:58:53 There didn't seem much point. There
00:58:56 We could have prepared!
00:58:57 Prepared what?
00:58:59 I've been talking with
00:59:02 Yang has only 100 men,
00:59:04 Armed how?
00:59:05 There are a few rifles, not many,
00:59:09 We will have the hills, Yang will be outnumbered.
00:59:15 It Yang only have 20 troopers
00:59:17 Your people aren't soldiers, doctor.
00:59:24 I won't have the mission
00:59:27 That's not realistic, Father.
00:59:29 Are you thinking of what your policy of
00:59:34 We can't leave ourselves to the mercy of someone
00:59:39 We're not going to trust his mercy.
00:59:40 Exactly what are we going to
00:59:43 I'm asking you to trust me.
00:59:47 If you fail, Father O'Shea, you'll
00:59:50 His prayers.
00:59:51 Well, I'm sorry, Mrs Sigmund,
00:59:55 But we can't fight and we can't run.
01:00:22 Here I am, Lord.
01:00:24 I'm not going to pray.
01:00:27 What I'd like to say I'd like to say
01:00:31 These people think I'm a priest.
01:00:34 I have nothing to offer but faith in a
01:00:40 It doesn't matter now whether I
01:00:45 it's too late.
01:00:46 You dive into a pit easy and
01:00:52 Then there's nothing left to do but
01:00:58 Well, that's
01:01:01 I wanted you to know.
01:01:20 Wake up, John.
01:01:25 We have to go now.
01:01:56 Where is he?
01:01:59 You weren't going to turn the mission
01:02:04 I see it.
01:02:05 We've got that two-bit Napoleon
01:02:08 You're the mastermind here,
01:02:10 Look, Doctor.
01:02:17 Those men are Yang's boys. They are not going
01:02:22 I'm going down to the
01:02:24 Are you crazy?! Well, if you're
01:02:28 I may need you here.
01:02:31 No.
01:02:33 Here, take this. I'll explain some
01:02:36 It's a very interesting story.
01:04:06 Have mercy, Excellency.
01:04:08 The harvest has been bad.
01:04:11 There has been much sickness.
01:04:19 Why do you stop?
01:04:23 He knows this is a miserable village.
01:04:25 Your merchandise isn't
01:04:29 Your men haven't the skill
01:04:32 and your women are old and withered.
01:04:36 The Shen Fu knows you are a fool to ask me to
01:04:41 or to care what happens to it. It should be
01:04:48 Isn't that true, Father?
01:04:58 Clear the square.
01:05:18 That's a poor uniform, Jimmy.
01:05:22 It's better than it looks, Yang.
01:05:25 Your troops would
01:05:28 You wear skirts.
01:05:29 Mission territory is neutral,
01:05:33 Why change a wise policy?
01:05:35 You were here, Jimmy.
01:05:39 You're a deserter.
01:05:41 I don't like deserters, Jimmy.
01:05:46 You were getting fat and sloppy
01:05:49 Leaving you was good for you.
01:05:51 You're fed again, you look tough.
01:05:53 I am tough.
01:05:55 I could have you flayed with whips
01:06:00 Yes, you could,
01:06:03 if I stood the torture well,
01:06:07 and that Yang couldn't break me.
01:06:11 they'd marvel that I commanded
01:06:14 The soldiers begin to wonder
01:06:17 And it'd be bad if the
01:06:22 Shooting you might be better,
01:06:27 I could have it done with simple
01:06:31 right here in the village square.
01:06:33 Where all might see that shooting you
01:06:38 That's a good way to die but
01:06:44 Come now, Jimmy, you know better than to
01:06:49 But I don't want to shoot you.
01:06:53 What in skirts?
01:06:55 They are unbecoming. You should get
01:07:00 Not yet. You've told me what
01:07:04 You're on my territory,
01:07:10 You should have some troops, Jimmy,
01:07:14 They always help.
01:07:17 What is it you want?
01:07:20 I want the safety of the mission,
01:07:22 I want the safety of the people and
01:07:26 I want you to go home
01:07:30 You want a lot.
01:07:32 In exchange you offer what?
01:07:34 Not a thing.
01:07:37 It's an unreasonable bargain, Jimmy.
01:07:42 Ach, look at it.
01:07:45 Cheap loot not worth carting away, a burnt
01:07:50 I could take you back with me,
01:07:53 As a prisoner?
01:07:57 You're right, you wouldn't be fun as
01:08:03 How else could you have deceived
01:08:06 But you don't bore me and that's an
01:08:12 I'll give you your mission
01:08:16 If you come back and serve me
01:08:20 Those are a good terms, Jimmy.
01:08:23 There'll be no more bargaining.
01:08:30 All or nothing, Yang.
01:08:33 Bring out your dice.
01:08:36 Pao Ching, the dice!
01:08:40 Now let me be clear, Jimmy.
01:08:43 I leave you and these miserable
01:08:47 and your den of superstition
01:08:52 If I win, you come with me
01:08:56 and no treachery for five years.
01:09:00 Three years.
01:09:02 Five years, Jimmy.
01:09:05 This is no longer a sure thing.
01:09:09 All right.
01:09:11 Agreed, five years.
01:09:18 You can't win a dice
01:09:21 Never mind the clothes, just roll.
01:09:34 Three sixes.
01:09:56 Four threes. You lose.
01:09:59 You shouldn't have
01:10:06 There's another mission.
01:10:08 The Protestant.
01:10:11 It's smaller than this so you'll only have
01:10:20 Or does your God
01:10:22 There's a text in the book you
01:10:27 "They parted my garment amongst them
01:10:33 I know two soldiers shooting dice
01:10:49 Pair of threes.
01:10:58 Roll.
01:11:15 Twos. You lose.
01:11:22 Come back with me,
01:11:24 You have to shoot me sometime.
01:11:28 I stopped the caravan in the hills,
01:11:32 you'll be unmasked,
01:11:33 Don't you worry about it, Yang.
01:11:36 They're here in answer
01:11:47 Well, I wouldn't have
01:11:54 I suppose I'll have to act
01:11:58 I've been touched by the Holy Spirit and
01:12:02 You'll become the most
01:12:05 They'll light bonfires of
01:12:08 I myself will proclaim it.
01:12:17 You gave up a good woman
01:12:29 Then Yang feel touch again.
01:12:33 "Who touch me?"
01:12:36 And Father O'Shea say,
01:12:41 Mieh Yang look around and he say,
01:12:47 And Father O'Shea say,
01:12:54 And Mieh Yang is afraid
01:12:58 and he kneeled down and
01:13:02 "I will not have burn
01:13:18 Dr Sigmund and Beryl were looking
01:13:22 I didn't have a chance to
01:13:24 Oh, nothing to thank me for.
01:13:27 My luck ran good, that's all.
01:13:29 Luck?
01:13:32 It's more than that.
01:13:34 You finally overawed him. He's
01:13:43 Anne, I'm leaving the mission
01:13:47 You? But that's impossible,
01:13:52 My work is finished.
01:13:56 I'm not a priest, Anne.
01:14:00 What?
01:14:02 What do you mean, Father?
01:14:05 There are two priests arriving here tomorrow
01:14:10 They know who I am.
01:14:13 I wanted you to know
01:14:16 I won't believe it. You couldn't
01:14:19 and not have been Father O'Shea.
01:14:23 of your cassock,
01:14:25 Saint?
01:14:27 You know how I got rid of Yang?
01:14:30 I shot dice with him.
01:14:32 Dice?
01:14:36 there weren't any miracles.
01:14:44 But if you're not a priest,
01:14:47 A liar, like your husband.
01:14:50 I crashed up there only I survived.
01:14:53 And I made one big mistake.
01:14:56 I tried to get out of Yang's trap
01:15:01 this one, this mission, God's.
01:15:04 And I found that His trap was
01:15:10 Well, now it's over.
01:15:12 Tomorrow everybody will know, Dr
01:15:17 That nothing I did had
01:15:22 Whatever the Church decides,
01:15:27 You're not the only one who
01:15:30 I have too.
01:15:32 You?
01:15:33 I fell in love with a priest.
01:15:39 Well, a man who wasn't a priest
01:16:08 I'm afraid, Joseph, I'm a little
01:16:13 I'm not happy myself, Cornelius.
01:16:39 Good afternoon.
01:16:42 I'm Father Cornelius.
01:16:44 This is Father Keller.
01:16:46 You want to wash up?
01:16:48 Thank you.
01:16:50 Shen Fu, the child is very sick.
01:17:01 Shen Fu.
01:17:08 Now go to the hospital,
01:17:11 She'll know what to do.
01:17:12 It's nice to know that you still use
01:17:17 and limit your number of miracles.
01:17:23 I read your extraordinary letter.
01:17:25 You express yourself well.
01:17:27 I was inclined to
01:17:31 I assume you understand how the
01:17:34 Yes I do, Father.
01:17:35 Good evening, Doctor.
01:17:39 If you need me,
01:17:47 I'd like to ask about Mieh Yang.
01:17:50 I heard in the villages as we came
01:17:54 The very fact that you permitted
01:17:57 as a miracle makes me doubt the
01:18:02 Precisely what were the terms
01:18:06 What was the price of that alleged
01:18:11 Well, I shot dice with Yang.
01:18:17 The stakes were five years of
01:18:22 Five years of your life?
01:18:25 And if you lost...
01:18:27 It may not have been justified, Father, but
01:18:35 Sit down, Carmody.
01:18:49 Are you asking me to condone
01:18:53 I'm not asking for anything.
01:18:56 I know I wasn't
01:18:58 it takes a different kind of a man.
01:19:00 But maybe, there's a bit of what it
01:19:04 Not much, but a little.
01:19:06 That's an interesting theory.
01:19:09 In your letter, you said
01:19:11 the discipline of the Church.
01:19:15 continue to wear the cassock and
01:19:19 and dignity of a priest until you
01:19:23 He will talk to you then and he
01:19:29 You mean no-one is to know
01:19:31 Would it be good for them to know?
01:19:35 Since no spiritual harm
01:19:39 it's better to preserve the faith
01:19:42 You'll leave with
01:19:44 The parish will continue to think
01:19:48 I'll remain here with Father Keller.
01:19:50 There's another matter, Father.
01:19:53 You mean Miss Scott?
01:19:55 Does she know that
01:19:57 Yes, since last night.
01:19:59 There was nothing between you before that?
01:20:03 I think it's best for you not to discuss
01:20:08 Thank you, good night.
01:20:10 Good night.
01:20:11 Shen Fu, you will go away?
01:20:21 Yes, John, tomorrow.
01:20:22 Tomorrow?
01:20:25 Church know best.
01:20:28 I shall miss you very much, John.
01:21:10 You shouldn't let them do this to
01:21:14 Don't, Dave. You're only
01:21:17 We've become very fond of you.
01:21:20 Oh, don't be sentimental,
01:21:23 Where's Scottie?
01:21:25 With Father Cornelius, I think.
01:21:26 I thought I'd fallen in
01:21:29 and I couldn't confess because the priest
01:21:34 But you didn't know that...
01:21:35 That he wasn't a priest?
01:21:38 as much to the people of
01:21:40 A good priest, Father, who
01:21:43 Not quite, my dear.
01:21:46 He had other reasons.
01:21:48 Whoever he was, and for
01:21:52 hearing the real love of these
01:21:56 just as I did
01:22:00 The bishop will understand that,
01:22:03 You'll make that clear,
01:22:07 For a man with so little to
01:22:09 to have aroused a remarkable amount
01:22:16 Let me show you how much.
01:23:01 You know, Father,
01:23:04 Carmody, my dear.
01:23:06 James Carmody.