The Spiral Road (1962)

The Spiral Road (1962) (Blu-Ray) (*)

$37.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby TrueHD )
English ( Mono )
French ( Dolby TrueHD )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
139 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Collectors Edition
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Special Edition
Trailer(s)
Remastered
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1962 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Mulligan

Written By:
Jan de Hartog
John Lee Mahin

Actors:
Rock Hudson ..... Dr. Anton Drager
Burl Ives ..... Dr. Brits Jansen
Gena Rowlands ..... Els
Geoffrey Keen ..... Willem Wattereus
Neva Patterson ..... Louise Kramer
Will Kuluva ..... Dr. Sordjano
Philip Abbott ..... Frolick
Larry Gates ..... Dr. Kramer
Karl Swenson ..... Insp. Bevers
Edgar Stehli ..... The Sultan
Judy Dan ..... Laja
Robert F. Simon ..... Dr. Martens
Ibrahim Bin Hassan ..... Stegomyia
Reggie Nalder ..... Burubi
Leon Lontoc ..... Dr. Hatta

Synopsis:

Since it was released in the same year as his masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), it is ironic that this drama was probably the least liked of director Robert Mulligan's films. A stiff adaptation of a novel by Dutch author Jan DeHartog, the film stars Rock Hudson as Dr. Anton Drager, an opportunistic atheist who travels with his wife Els (Gena Rowlands) to the jungles of Java in 1936. Drager is to become the new right-hand man of famed Dr. Brits Jansen (Burl Ives), a legendary humanist who works with lepers and is rumored to have done groundbreaking work that Drager believes could make him famous and wealthy. Trouble with a native witch doctor practicing black magic leads to a crisis of conscience for Drager, however, forcing him to reevaluate his self-centered philosophy. A former divinity student at New York's Fordham University, Mulligan may have been intrigued by the material's spiritual bent, but his direction is uninspired, and The Spiral Road (1962) was not considered a success.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 25 December, 2025.