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15 December 1944 (USA)
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A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese...
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Nominated for 4 Oscars.
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What a wonderful story!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gregory Peck | ... | Father Francis Chisholm |
 | Thomas Mitchell | ... | Willie Tulloch |
 | Vincent Price | ... | Angus Mealey |
| Rose Stradner | ... | Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica (as Rosa Stradner) |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Francis Chisholm, as a boy |
| Edmund Gwenn | ... | Father Hamish MacNabb |
| Cedric Hardwicke | ... | Monsignor at Tweedside (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) |
| Peggy Ann Garner | ... | Nora, as a girl |
| Jane Ball | ... | Nora, as an adult |
| James Gleason | ... | Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske |
 | Anne Revere | ... | Agnes Fiske |
| Ruth Nelson | ... | Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' mother |
| Benson Fong | ... | Joseph |
| Leonard Strong | ... | Mr. Chia |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Mr. Pao, envoy for Mr. Chia |
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137 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Canada:PG (video rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:S |
Spain:T |
USA:Approved (certificate #10003) |
Sweden:Btl
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Title card: On a September evening in 1938, Father Francis Chisholm returned to his little church near Tweedside, Scotland.
Father Francis Chisholm: Good afternoon, Monsignor.
Monsignor: Good afternoon, Father.
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Title card: On a September evening in 1938, Father Francis Chisholm returned to his little church near Tweedside, Scotland.
Father Francis Chisholm: Good afternoon, Monsignor.
Monsignor: Good afternoon, Father.
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Referenced in The Brotherhood (2001) (V)
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What a wonderful story of a man, despite much adversity, contributes himself to the Chinese community he loves so much. It is amazing how Peck makes it so effortless (even in his only second film)in portraying a young man to one in his twilight years. He personifies morality and quiet integrity in this film, reminiscent to the role that he would play nearly twenty years later in TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD.
The supporting cast which performs more than ably is led by Cedric Hardwicke playing a monsignor who was initially critical of the Peck character but emerges having respect for him after reading his memoirs (which form the narration for the film. Others include Thomas Mitchell as the irreverent self-proclaimed atheist who does much to provide the witty humour for the film, Edmund Gwenn as Peck's plucky mentor at the seminary who uses the term "ecclesiastical mechanic" to describe priests who are inflexible and bureaucratic, and Rose Stradner as the Mother Superior who falls in love with Peck (you only get a hint of this).
One of the highlights is the film's efforts in portraying the Chinese in a sensitive manner in terms of the customs shown and dialects used. This is very unlike films of its era which tended to portray Asians in a more stereotypical fashion.