Sun July 26, 2015
The Keys of the Kingdom (John M. Stahl, US, 1944)
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In telling the story of a Catholic priest sent to a remote mission in China, Stahl is less concerned with religious doctrine, politics, or culture than with the nuances of individual character. The young Gregory Peck garnered an Oscar nomination for his performance as Father Francis Chisholm, a humble Scotsman who refuses to buy converts but wins them anyway through compassion, tolerance, and common sense. Any risk of sentimental sanctimony is relieved by Thomas Mitchell as an endearing, unrepentant atheist and Vincent Price as an officious cleric whose ambition defines the difference between a career and a calling.
• Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by A. J. Cronin. Photographed by Arthur Miller. With Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rosa Stradner. (137 mins, B&W, 35mm, From 20th Century Fox Library, permission Criterion Pictures)
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• Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by A. J. Cronin. Photographed by Arthur Miller. With Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rosa Stradner. (137 mins, B&W, 35mm, From 20th Century Fox Library, permission Criterion Pictures)
In telling the story of a Catholic priest sent to a remote mission in China, Stahl is less concerned with religious doctrine, politics, or culture than with the nuances of individual character. The young Gregory Peck garnered an Oscar nomination for his performance as Father Francis Chisholm, a humble Scotsman who refuses to buy converts but wins them anyway through compassion, tolerance, and common sense. Any risk of sentimental sanctimony is relieved by Thomas Mitchell as an endearing, unrepentant atheist and Vincent Price as an officious cleric whose ambition defines the difference between a career and a calling.
• Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by A. J. Cronin. Photographed by Arthur Miller. With Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rosa Stradner. (137 mins, B&W, 35mm, From 20th Century Fox Library, permission Criterion Pictures)
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• Written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Nunnally Johnson, based on the novel by A. J. Cronin. Photographed by Arthur Miller. With Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rosa Stradner. (137 mins, B&W, 35mm, From 20th Century Fox Library, permission Criterion Pictures)
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2575 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94720
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