Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2002)

Director:

Jim Hanon

Writer:

Jim Hanon

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

a story beyond tragedy... beyond reason... beyond imagination

Plot:

A beautifully crafted documentary about five young missionaries who were martyred by a savage tribe of Indians in the mid 1950s and the heroic effort of reconciliation that has followed.

Plot Keywords:

Missionary | 1950s | Waodani Indian | Christianity | Martyr

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Steve Saint	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carmela	...	Herself
Dawa	...	Herself
Dayumae	...	Herself
Frank Drown	...	Himself
Kathy Saint Drown	...	Herself
Elisabeth Elliot Gren	...	Herself
Dave Howard	...	Himself
Kimo	...	Himself
Olive Fleming Liefeld	...	Herself
Christopher Maleki	...	King Cyrus
Marilou McCully	...	Herself
Mincaye	...	Himself
Malcolm Nurnberg	...	Himself (as Col. Malcolm Nurnberg)
Ompodae	...	Herself
Paa	...	Himself
Carole Robarchek	...	Herself
Clayton Robarchek	...	Himself
Ginny Saint	...	Herself
Jaime Saint	...	Himself
Jesse Saint	...	Himself
Rachel Saint	...	Herself
Valerie Elliot Shepard	...	Herself
Tementa	...	Himself
Marj Saint Van Der Puy	...	Herself
Barbara Youderian	...	Herself
Cam MacGregor	...	Barber (uncredited)

Directed by
Jim Hanon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jim Hanon

Produced by
Bill Ewing	....	executive producer
Mart Green	....	executive producer
Kevin McAfee	....	producer
Heather Olive	....	associate producer
Ginny Saint	....	co-associate producer
Steve Saint	....	co-associate producer

Original Music by
Ron Owen

Film Editing by
Miles Hanon

Casting by
Heather Olive

Makeup Department
Noah Dann	....	makeup artist: Seattle
Melissa Grant	....	makeup artist
Brigitte Hennech	....	makeup artist
Jalene Hunas	....	makeup artist: Seattle
Leah Rial	....	hair stylist
Leah Rial	....	makeup artist
Julie Winterhalter	....	makeup artist: Florida

Production Management
Brent Ryan Green	....	production team
David Hanon	....	production manager

Art Department
Jim Baker	....	prop supervisor: Florida
Bob Cubbage	....	prop supervisor: Florida
David Dupuis	....	property master: Los Angeles
Jerry Eller	....	associate art director: Florida
Lorri Feenan	....	art director: Seattle
Paul Moore	....	art director: Grand Rapids
John Owen	....	prop supervisor: Los Angeles
David Winick	....	prop designer: Grand Rapids

Sound Department
John Chalfant	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist (as Pamela Nedd)
Tom Rau	....	sound engineer
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Reed Ruddy	....	sound engineer
Kendall Thomas	....	sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald A. Agee	....	generator operator: Los Angeles
Jordy Klein	....	supplier: camera and lighting equipment, Florida

Casting Department
Jude Hagin	....	casting: Florida

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melissa Grant	....	wardrobe
Lynda Martin	....	wardrobe supervisor: Los Angeles
Tina Vargas	....	wardrobe supervisor: Florida

Editorial Department
Jennifer Clymer	....	post-production coordinator
Libby Fackler	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Fred Domulot	....	musician: percussion
Beth Gottlieb	....	percussion music contractor
Dan Johnson	....	musician: percussion
Mary Kuckuck	....	orchestral copyist
Michael Malgoza	....	musician: percussion
Charlie Morgan	....	musician: percussion
Charlie Morgan	....	musician: percussion
Douglas Narry	....	musician: percussion
Ron Owen	....	conductor: orchestra
Carl G. Rendek Jr.	....	musician: percussion
David Schober	....	music engineer
David Sutton	....	consultant: music stems

Other crew
Nate Bialick	....	production assistant: Wheaton
Beverly Cooper	....	business manager
Peter Dobelbower	....	legal counsel
Ike Erchelkraut	....	production coordinator: Seattle
Joyce Erwin	....	business manager
Libby Fackler	....	production assistant: Grand Rapids
Don Frazier	....	location scout: Florida
Scott Gordon	....	consultant: internet
Brent Ryan Green	....	production manager (as Brent Green)
Michele Lippa	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Khelly Miller	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Paul Moore	....	production coordinator: Wheaton
Bill Rea	....	pilot: Florida
Greg Roman	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Jesse Saint	....	production assistant: Florida
Jesse Saint	....	production coordinator: Ecuador
Steve Saint	....	pilot: Florida
Gregory Halvorson Schrek	....	location scout: Wheaton
Amy Sine	....	legal counsel
Marlys Slater	....	assistant: Mart Green
Eric Tipton	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Brianna Wilkerson	....	assistant: Kevin McAfee
Kirk Walchek	....	video pre-visualization (uncredited)

Thanks
Brent Ryan Green	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Bearing Fruit Entertainment

Distributors

• Con Dios Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (all media)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2006) (New Zealand) (all media)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent content and thematic elements

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:PG

Company:

Bearing Fruit Entertainment

Trivia:

When the tribe was asked permission to film their story, they said no. Only after hearing about the school shootings happening in the US did they grant permission for their story to be told. They hoped their turn from violence to peace could be an example for others.

Quotes:

Elisabeth Elliot Gren:We were both Greek Majors. We saw each other every day. Every once in a while he would come along and he'd just slap his books down on the table and he'd sit down next to me and he'd say, "Well, where we were today?" And I said, "Well, What do you mean, 'Where are we?' You know I'm on this page and you're six pages behind or something."

Movie Connections:

Followed by End of the Spear (2005)

This story is even better than fiction

I've seen this documentary in its pre-screening version, not the theatrical version, but I know it's not very different. It is a gripping story, one that unfolds like a well-told drama, all the better because it is true! It is touching, frightening, uplifting, romantic, all the trademarks of a good story. The filmmakers do a great job of weaving pictures, audio and live interviews to tell a story that happened 50 years ago. It is very moving to hear the actual voices and words of people that were involved in the story. There is a movie coming out next year by this same production company, based on this story. Be watching for it, it promises to be a gripping and high-quality movie. This documentary is a film for the whole family.