Amok

Movie · Drama

Amok is a 1934 French film, directed by Fyodor Otsep. The director was nominated for the Mussolini Cup at the 1934 Venice International Film Festival. The movie centers on a physician, Dr. Holk, in a small Dutch colony in the tropics. A strange illness, known as Amok, is turning innocent people into madmen. When a young woman, Hèlène, comes to him asking for an abortion so that her returning husband will not know she has been unfaithful, he refuses. Hélène seeks help elsewhere, leading Dr. Holk to try to find and save her before it's too late.

1934 · 1h 24m
Director Fedor Ozep

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Amok

Drama

Amok is a 1934 French film, directed by Fyodor Otsep. The director was nominated for the Mussolini Cup at the 1934 Venice International Film Festival. The movie centers on a physician, Dr. Holk, in a small Dutch colony in the tropics. A strange illness, known as Amok, is turning innocent people into madmen. When a young woman, Hèlène, comes to him asking for an abortion so that her returning husband will not know she has been unfaithful, he refuses. Hélène seeks help elsewhere, leading Dr. Holk to try to find and save her before it's too late.

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Studio
PATHE FILMS
Released
1934
Run Time
1 hr 24 min
Rated
AL/G
Region of Origin
France
© 1934 Pathé Films

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Original Audio
French (France), French
Audio

French (France) (AD, AAC)

Subtitles

French (France) (SDH)

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Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.