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Director:
Henry Koster
Writers:
Eleanore Griffin (screenplay)
Catherine Marshall (book)
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Release Date:
April 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Family more
Plot:
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
A man that loved God more (27 total)

Cast

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Richard Todd ... The Rev. Peter Marshall
Jean Peters ... Catherine Wood Marshall
Marjorie Rambeau ... Miss Laura Fowler
Jill Esmond ... Mrs. Findlay
Les Tremayne ... Senator Willis K. Harvey
Robert Burton ... Mr. Peyton
Gladys Hurlbut ... Mrs. Peyton
Richard Garrick ... Colonel Evanston Whiting
Gloria Gordon ... Barbara
Billy Chapin ... Peter John Marshall
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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:Btl
Filming Locations:
Atlanta, Georgia, USA more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

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Average Shot Length (ASL) = 17 seconds more
Quotes:
The Rev. Peter Marshall: Catherine, I'm afraid you'll have to ask the blessing. The Lord knows I'm not grateful for turkey hash and I can't fool him. more
Soundtrack:
Give Me That Old Time Religion more

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13 out of 18 people found the following comment useful.
A man that loved God, 8 September 2001
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Author: jcholguin (jcholguin@lycos.com) from los angeles

Richard Todd as the Rev. Peter Marshall gives a moving and heartwarming performance as a man chosen by God to be more than just a man sailing the seas. He was called by God to be a "fisher of men" one dark and foggy night. Peter travels to America with just the promise from God not knowing that God had already picked out his wife Catherine. The film starts out with a love story of a man and his God but now soon becomes a love story of a man and woman but always with God in the center of the two. Peter is called to pastor a church in Washington D.C that is known as the "Church of the Presidents." A man born in Scotland now pastoring a church where Mr. Lincoln and others attended is overwhelming to Peter but then only a God could cause that. This leads to Peter becoming chaplain of the US senate. Many trials await Peter & Catherine that test their faith. Near the end is the memorable screen as Peter is carried away to the hospital and telling Catherine "see you darling, see you in the morning." A moving experience for anyone that believes in the power of God to transform lives. A must-see film.

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