About this release
Directed by Robert Mulligan (To Kill a Mockingbird), The Spiral Road stars Rock Hudson as an opportunistic young doctor who travels the jungles of the Dutch West Indies on a quest for knowledge and money. Planning to profit later, Dr. Anton Drager (Hudson) sets out to learn all he can about leprosy from a renowned and eccentric older physician, Brits Jansen (Academy Award winner Burl Ives). However, his journey becomes more spiritual, when a terrifying meeting with a black-magic medicine man forces him to revaluate both his self-serving past and his plans for the future.
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Disc 1
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The Spiral Road (1962)
140 min
AdventureDramaRomance
A selfish and prideful young Dutch doctor, through a series of circumstances, comes to learn that he does indeed "need" a higher spiritual being and other people.
Credits
Director
Robert Mulligan
Writer
Neil Paterson
John Lee Mahin
Cast
Rock Hudsonas Dr. Anton Drager
Burl Ivesas Dr. Brits Jansen
Gena Rowlandsas Els
Geoffrey Keenas Willem Wattereus
Neva Pattersonas Louise Kramer
Will Kuluvaas Dr. Sordjano
Philip Abbottas Frolick
Larry Gatesas Dr. Kramer
Karl Swensonas Insp. Bevers
Edgar Stehlias The Sultan
Cinematographer
Russell Harlan
Composer
Jerry Goldsmith
Editor
Russell F. Schoengarth
Producer
Robert Arthur
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 3, 2026