Amok

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Fyodor Otsep

Writers

Stefan Zweig, H.R. Lenormand, André Lang

Language

French

Country

France

Release date

21 February 1934

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  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