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The Keys of the Kingdom is a american film of genre Drama directed by Otto Brower released in USA on 15 december 1944 with Gregory Peck
The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
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Add to a movie listThe Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 American film based on the 1941 novel The Keys of the Kingdom by A. J. Cronin. The film was adapted by Nunnally Johnson, directed by John M. Stahl, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It stars Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of the trials and tribulations of a Catholic priest who goes to China to evangelize.
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Father Francis Chisholm (Gregory Peck) is visited in his old age by Monsignor Sleeth (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) at his parish in Tweedside. The Monsignor informs Father Francis that the Bishop thinks it would be better if he retires, as Father Francis' somewhat unorthodox recent teachings have become a distraction. The Monsignor retires to his room in the rectory, and finds Father Francis' diary that recounts his story from 1878. As the Monsignor begins to read the diary, a flashback begins.Actors
Gregory Peck
(Fr. Francis Chisholm)
Thomas Mitchell
(Willie Tulloch)
Vincent Price
(Angus Mealey)
Edmund Gwenn
(Fr. Hamish MacNabb)
Benson Fong
(Joseph)
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