The Tahitian
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A group of scientists are trying to stop a filaria epidemic spreading through a Tahitian population. They meet resistance in using western medicine to combat the disease from the medicine man and chief until the chief's son is infested with the parasitic worm which causes the disease.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1959-10-01
Runtime: 79 mins
Director: James Knott
Writer: Lotus Long, Annabel Ross
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Tahitian
Production Companies: Crane-Knott-Long
Production Countries: French Polynesia, United States of America
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