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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
55 audience votes
Key crew
- John M. StahlDirector
- Nunnally JohnsonScreenplay
- Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gregory PeckFr. Francis Chisholm
- Thomas MitchellWillie Tulloch
- Vincent PriceAngus Mealey
- Rose StradnerReverend Mother Maria-Veronica
- Roddy McDowallFrancis Chisholm, as a boy
- Edmund GwennFr. Hamish MacNabb
- Cedric HardwickeMonsignor at Tweedside
- Peggy Ann GarnerNora as a Girl
- Jane BallNora, as an Adult
- James GleasonRev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske
- Anne RevereAgnes Fiske
- Ruth NelsonMrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother
Stills
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Themes
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