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A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 4 nominations total
Rose Stradner
- Rev. Mother Maria-Veronica
- (as Rosa Stradner)
Cedric Hardwicke
- Monsignor at Tweedside
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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- Trivia"Academy Award Theater" broadcast a 30-minute CBS radio adaptation of the movie on August 21, 1946 with Gregory Peck reprising his film role.
- GoofsIn the 1:40 hr mark, Fr. Chisholm approaches the sentries who command him to follow them in Tagalog, a Philippine language.
- Quotes
Joseph: [irritated by Msgr. Mealey's racist remarks] Father, may I say something sinful?
Father Francis Chisholm: Of course not.
Joseph: You will hear it in confession anyway, because I'm thinking it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
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A good adaptation of AJ Cronin's famous book by a melodrama expert John Stahl,and a great actor,Gregory Peck,as good as ever.A fine appearance by Roddy McDowall as Francis as a boy.
Good scenes: the priest whose idea of Christianity comes up against a retrograde hierarchy,Francis's parent's death,the nuns arriving at the mission.But my favorite scene will remain the death of Francis 's friend, a man who does not believe in God,what the holier-than-thou would call a heathen person,but one good fellow who gave his life to help the priest.This is one of those absorbing tales which were very long but where you never got bored.
Good scenes: the priest whose idea of Christianity comes up against a retrograde hierarchy,Francis's parent's death,the nuns arriving at the mission.But my favorite scene will remain the death of Francis 's friend, a man who does not believe in God,what the holier-than-thou would call a heathen person,but one good fellow who gave his life to help the priest.This is one of those absorbing tales which were very long but where you never got bored.
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- Jun 13, 2007
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- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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