My Pastor Among the Thais
Top 10 Billed Cast
Le curé Maximin
Hubert McCormick
Georgette
Le général Choko
Tête-de-Fer, le pirate
Louise
Monsieur Ping
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Overview
Maximin, priest in a little village in the South-West of France, inherits from his brother a brothel in Thailand, although he's always been told it was a very strict catholic school. The journey to Asia is full of surprises (a plane hi-jack, pirates...) and once in Thailand, Maximin is taken into 'political' turmoils.
Release Date
1983-07-13
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