The Keys of the Kingdom

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(50 votes)

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

137 minutes

Year:

1944

Director:

John M. Stahl

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Company:

20th Century Fox

Cast:
Gregory Peck

Fr. Francis Chisholm

Thomas Mitchell

Willie Tulloch

Vincent Price

Angus Mealey

Rose Stradner

Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica

Roddy McDowall

Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Crew:
Howard W. Koch

Assistant Director

Nunnally Johnson

Screenplay

John M. Stahl

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Screenplay

A.J. Cronin

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