The read
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Venturing into some of the roughest slums of St. Louis, Jesuit priest Rev. Charles Dismas Clark dedicates himself to helping young ex-convicts who are struggling to rejoin a society that fears and rejects them. An especially wrenching case for the Reverend is Billy Lee Jackson, a troubled thief whose personal demons constantly tempt him back to a life of crime — and may ultimately make him pay the highest price for a few desperate decisions.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 34 points higher than audiences do.
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Irvin KershnerDirector
- Joseph LandonScreenplay
- Don MurrayScreenplay
- Richard MarkowitzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Don MurrayFather Charles Dismas Clark
- Larry GatesLouis Rosen
- Cindi WoodGeorge Hale
- Keir DulleaBilly Lee Jackson
- Logan RamseyGeorge Hale
- Don JoslynPio Gentile
- Sam CapuanoMario Mazziotti
- Vince O'BrienAssistant District Attorney
- Warren ParkerWarden
- Sam HarrisWitness at Execution (uncredited)
- Roger RayDetective Shattuck
Stills
Themes
gas chamberminister