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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ana, Vahio, Taia Tepava, Tehapaitua Salmon, George Thooris, Henry K. Beye
Crew: Lotus Long (Writer), Cornelius Crane (Producer), James Knott (Producer), Edward Kilenyi (Conductor), Otto Meyer (Editor), James Knott (Director)
Country: French Polynesia, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Crane-Knott-Long
Runtime: 79 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 01, 1959
IMDb: 10
Keywords:indigenous, tahiti
