Film

Amok

1934 · 1h 32m · Drama

IMDb

6.5

Dr. Holk leads an isolated and lonely existence in a small, Dutch colony in the tropics. Having fled from love and civilization, his only companions now are alcohol and his work, which takes him to villages ravaged by dirt, fever and a strange illness which turns innocent people into madmen: Amok. One day, he is called on by Helene Haviland, who asks him to abort her lover's child before her husband returns from abroad. Even though Holk is enchanted by her seductive beauty, he haughtily refuses her request. Rejected, the woman turns to a Chinese practitioner. When Holk tracks her down in a dirty dive, it's already too late for the two of them.

Marcelle Chantal

Hélène Haviland

Jean Yonnel

Dr. Holk

Valéry Inkijinoff

Maté / Amok-afflicted Native

Jean Servais

Jean

Fréhel

Singer

Pierre Magnier

President

Hubert Daix

Van der Tomb

Madeleine Guitty

Cabaret maid

Claude Barghon

Lili Haviland

Soura Hari

Balinese Dancer

Toshi Komori

Dancer

Jean Galland

Monsieur Haviland

• Fyodor OtsepDirector
• H.R. LenormandWriter
• André LangWriter
• Stefan ZweigNovel
• Curt CourantDirector of Photography

Release date

February 21, 1934

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama