The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)

Director:

John Brahm

Writers:

Crane Wilbur (written by) and
James O'Hanlon (written by)

Release Date:

6 November 1952 (West Germany)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Warner Bros. present the motion picture that reaches deep inside you!

Plot:

In 1917, three shepherd children living just outside Fatima, Portugal have visions of a lovely lady in a cloud...

Plot Keywords:

Fatima | Portugal | Church | Miracle | Religious

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Gilbert Roland	...	Hugo da Silva
Angela Clarke	...	Maria Rosa Abóbora dos Santos
Frank Silvera	...	Council Administrator Arturo dos Santos
Jay Novello	...	António Abóbora dos Santos
Richard Hale	...	Father Ferreira
Norman Rice	...	Manuel Marto
Frances Morris	...	Olímpia Marto (as Francis Morris)
Carl Milletaire	...	District Magistrate (as Carl Millitaire)
Susan Whitney	...	Lúcia Abóbora dos Santos
Sherry Jackson	...	Jacinta Marto
Sammy Ogg	...	Francisco Marto
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Baynes Barron	...	Villager (uncredited)
Jack Chefe	...	Villager (uncredited)
Diana Christian	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Mae Clarke	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb	...	Villager (uncredited)
Edward Colebrook	...	Villager (uncredited)
Anne Cornwall	...	Lucia (uncredited)
Don De Leo	...	Native (uncredited)
Pilar Del Rey	...	Maria Dos Anges (uncredited)
Amapola Del Vando	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Bonnie Kay Eddy	...	Child (uncredited)
Richard Ellsasser	...	Organist (uncredited)
Nanette Fabray	...	Florinda (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Paul Fierro	...	Captain / Minister (uncredited)
Eddie Foster	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Jimmie Fox	...	Villager (uncredited)
Leonard George	...	Villager (uncredited)
Jeanne Gerson	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Harry Gillette	...	Villager (uncredited)
Bernie Gozier	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Phyllis Graffeo	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Frank Grandetta	...	Carlos (uncredited)
Walter Hampden	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
John Harlan	...	Leote (uncredited)
Alan Harris	...	Vincente (uncredited)
Jean Hartelle	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Carol Heath	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Charles Horvath	...	Anselmo Gago, Prisoner (uncredited)
William Kalvino	...	Anselmo (uncredited)
Sid Kane	...	Villager (uncredited)
George Keymas	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Lou Krugman	...	Minister of Police (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen	...	Sidonio (uncredited)
David Leonard	...	Abbe Barreto (uncredited)
Virginia Linden	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
John Logan	...	Villager (uncredited)
George Magrill	...	Villager (uncredited)
Michael Mark	...	Monsignor Formigao (uncredited)
Saul Martell	...	Villager (uncredited)
Daria Massey	...	Manuelita (uncredited)
Frank Mills	...	Villager (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell	...	Señora Carreira (uncredited)
Alex Montoya	...	Pedro (uncredited)
Julia Montoya	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Ralph Moody	...	Villager / Peddler (uncredited)
Wesley Morgan	...	Boy (uncredited)
Nick Moro	...	Vitorio (uncredited)
Alix Nagy	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
J. Carrol Naish	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Al Nalbandian	...	Gomez (uncredited)
Norma Jean Nilsson	...	Gloria (uncredited)
Will Orleans	...	Villager (uncredited)
Inez Palange	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Veronica Pataky	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Billy Perna	...	Tony (uncredited)
Paul Picerni	...	'Red' Agitator (uncredited)
Rose Plumer	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Paul Purcell	...	Villager (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts	...	Officer / Guard (uncredited)
Tony Roux	...	Innkeeper (uncredited)
Elena Savonarola	...	Carolina (uncredited)
Carlo Schipa	...	Villager (uncredited)
Vito Scotti	...	Villager (uncredited)
Robert 'Buddy' Shaw	...	BitRole (uncredited)
Pepi Sinoff	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Clarence Straight	...	Villager (uncredited)
Nick Thompson	...	Bystander (uncredited)
Carlo Tricoli	...	Villager (uncredited)
Rosa Turich	...	Townswoman (uncredited)
Michael Vallon	...	Villager (uncredited)
Harry J. Vejar	...	Villager (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent	...	Jose (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim	...	Villager (uncredited)
Kid Wagner	...	Feliciano (uncredited)
Anne Whitfield	...	Theresa (uncredited)
Shirley Whitney	...	Child (uncredited)
David Wold	...	Domingos (uncredited)
Frances Zucco	...	Townswoman (uncredited)

Directed by
John Brahm

Writing credits
Crane Wilbur		(written by) and
James O'Hanlon		(written by)

Produced by
Bryan Foy	....	producer

Original Music by
Max Steiner

Cinematography by
Edwin B. DuPar		(director of photography) (as Edwin DuPar)

Film Editing by
Thomas Reilly

Art Direction by
Edward Carrere

Set Decoration by
G.W. Berntsen

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup artist
Josef Norin	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James McMahon	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Francis J. Scheid	....	sound

Special Effects by
Robert Burks	....	special effects

Stunts
Bob Herron	....	stunts (uncredited)

Music Department
Murray Cutter	....	orchestrator
Norman Luboff	....	vocal arranger
Sidney Cutner	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros.

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (1952) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sociedade Importadora de Filmes (SIF) (1953) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1953) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Warnercolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (certificate #15791)

Filming Locations:

Fatima, Portugal

Company:

Warner Bros.

Trivia:

Angela Clarke was the voice of the Virgin Mary, pitching her voice a bit lower and speaking very slowly. She had done one of the crowd voices in the scene "Let us see the children!", as did Jay Novello.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The narrator opened the scene at Fatima saying, "Here we are in the mountain village of Fatima on Sunday, May 15, 1917". That Sunday was on the 13th of the month, and the lady asked the children to return for six months in succession on the 13th day to the Cova da Iria, as the movie itself indicates.

Quotes:

Francisco Marto:Don't you believe in God?
Hugo da Silva:Let's just say that God doesn't believe in me.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Fatima (1984) (TV)

Faith Encouraging

This movie is conducive to one's faith. It serves as a reminder of why one chooses to practice Christianity. It also helps to encourage people to make good decisions in the face of adversity. I give this film a 10.