Constantine's Sword (2007)

Director:

Oren Jacoby

Writers:

James Carroll (writer)
Oren Jacoby (writer)

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

An exploration of the dark side of Christianity, following acclaimed author and former priest James Carroll on a journey of remembrance and reckoning. |

Cast

Liev Schreiber	...	Constantine (voice)
Philip Bosco	...	Gian Pietro Caraffa (voice) (as Phillip Bosco)
Natasha Richardson	...	Edith Stein (voice)
Eli Wallach	...	Piero Terracina (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Carroll	...	Himself
Ted Haggard	...	Himself
Gary Hart	...	Himself
Dr. Kristen Leslie	...	Herself
Monica Limentani	...	Herself
Peter Mazur	...	Himself
Jarek Mensfeld	...	Himself - Auschwitz-Birkenau Guide
Melinda Morton	...	Herself - Former Air Force Academy Chaplain
Dr. Reiner Nolden	...	Himself
Stan Obirek	...	Himself (as Father Stan Obirek)
Elaine Pagels	...	Herself - Biblical Scholar
Brent Parsley	...	Himself - Youth Pastor
John Pawlikowski	...	Himself
Piero Terracina	...	Himself
Amanda Weinstein	...	Herself
Casey Weinstein	...	Himself
Mikey Weinstein	...	Himself
Leon Wieseltier	...	Himself
Tullia Zevi	...	Herself

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Filming Locations:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Company:

Storyville Films

Movie Connections:

Features "Today" (1952)

Soundtrack:

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

Mr Haggard, leave that Wall alone!

This was an excellent documentary by a former Catholic Priest into the actions of his Church, the evangelical movement, and politicians over the years to discriminate and kill in the name of Jesus.

It starts with an overview of the indoctrination of Air Force cadets at the military academy and the resulting bigotry and discrimination against Jews and those who will not accept the views of Ted haggard (the preacher who was caught in a sex scandal) and other Christo-fascists. The film ends with another visit and the attempts of the Academy to cover up what is going on and dismiss the report on the takeover by the evangelicals.

James Carroll spends the time in-between visiting Germany and Italy and other places he had seen in his youth as a military dependent. he reminisced on holy sites and relics. he gave a good history of the Catholic Church and it';s relationship with the Nazis and how they contributed to the persecution and death of the Jews.

Those wanting to see how Jews were persecuted and how our political leaders are infusing religion into politics would be well served by this film.