Amok (1944)

6.7/10 106 min Drama Romance

Overview

A doctor embezzles the proceeds of his Parisian clinic in order to better support the manipulative woman with whom he is having an affair. After losing all the money while gambling, he is forced to flee to an undeveloped region of India. There, he tries to mitigate the onslaught of a disease the natives term "Amok," while his past mistakes still plague him.

Cast

María Félix

Madame Travis / Sra. Belmont

Julián Soler

Dr. Jorge Martell

Estela Inda

Tara

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

Gobernador

José Baviera

Sr Belmont

Miguel Arenas

Tío de Jorge

Carolina Barret

Rosa, sirvienta

Gustavo Rojo

Arturo Soto Rangel

Don Eduardo

Eduardo Noriega

Sobrino del gobernador

Roberto Cañedo

Hombre en casino (uncredited)

Manuel Dondé

Indigena (uncredited)

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