Diary of a City Priest (2001)

David Morse plays Father John McNamee, a catholic priest who accepts a position at an inner-city church. The film begins with Father McNamee as he starts his new job and follows the priest ... See full summary »

Director:

Eugene Martin

Writers:

Eugene Martin, John McNamee (book)

Stars:

David Morse, Thomas Ryan, Philip Goodwin

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
David Morse	...	Father John McNamee
Thomas Ryan	...	Father Dave Hagan
Philip Goodwin	...	St. Francis of Assisi
Ana Reeder	...	St. Therese
Robert Sella	...	St. Malachy
Judy Bauerlein	...	Sister Mary
Marylouise Burke	...	Sister Grace
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zuri Alexander	...	Cop (as Audrey Kelley)
Nancy Ding	...	Loving Couple
J.D. Jackson	...	Kurt
Christopher Kadish
Doug Megson	...	Young Father Dave Hagan
LauraLee O'Shell	...	Maid of Honor
Sean Oliver	...	Young Father McNamee
Peter Patrikios	...	Drug Addict (as Peter Petrikios)

Storyline

David Morse plays Father John McNamee, a catholic priest who accepts a position at an inner-city church. The film begins with Father McNamee as he starts his new job and follows the priest through his struggles in adapting to his new surroundings. Based on a true story.

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Plot Keywords:

priest | catholic priest | nun | based on book

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Taglines:

Sometimes the only true struggle is the one within.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for brief language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 January 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

To imerologio enos efimeriou

Company Credits

Production Co:

City Story Pictures, Independent Television Service (ITVS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min 77 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

An Awful Adaption of a Great Book

This short film is an awful adaption of Father John MacNamee's excellent non-fiction book, Diary of a City Priest. In the film, Father MacNamee is shown conversing with various saints who appear to him in visions, making him seem like a schizophrenic, which he is not. Furthermore, the film ignores Father MacNamee's struggles with the Catholic Church, including his refusal to serve as a strike breaker during a Catholic School teachers' strike, a decision which resulted in his being exiled from the Cathedral where he worked to an inner city parish. Do yourself a favor, read the book, ignore the movie.