Catholics 

In the near future, the Catholic church has joined with other western religions in an ecumenical movement that has washed out much of the original message of the religion. A group of Irish ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Gold

Writers:

Brian Moore (screenplay), Brian Moore (novel)

Stars:

Trevor Howard, Raf Vallone, Martin Sheen

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Trevor Howard	...	The Abbot
Raf Vallone	...	Father General
Martin Sheen	...	Father Kinsella
Cyril Cusack	...	Father Manus
Andrew Keir	...	Father Matthew
Godfrey Quigley	...	Father Walter
Michael Gambon	...	Brother Kevin
Leon Vitali	...	Brother Donald
Seamus Healy	...	Brother Pius
John Kelly	...	Brother Paul
John Franklyn	...	Brother Martin
Patrick Long	...	Brother Sean
Cecil Sheridan	...	Brother Malachy
Tom Jordan	...	Father Terrence
Liam Burk	...	Brother Daniel

Storyline

In the near future, the Catholic church has joined with other western religions in an ecumenical movement that has washed out much of the original message of the religion. A group of Irish monks have begun saying the mass again in Latin and have begun to have an international following. Martin Sheen is sent from Rome to bring them to task and they must confront what is truly essential in their worship and what is not.

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Plot Keywords:

religion | latin | ireland | rural ireland | monastery | 

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Taglines:

Riveting for believers, half-believers and unbelievers alike [Video Australia]

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 November 1973 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

HTV,Hemisphere Productions,Sidney Glazier Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

78 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in The Lonely Passion of Brian Moore (1986)

User Reviews

Antique but amazing

This is a really good film as far as subject matter goes. It's a product of it's times dealing with the turmoil in the Church during the Vatican II period. The film is thought provoking, yet simple enough, not going into too many complexities of dogma and so forth. How ever, the quality of the film, because it's old, is not as good as it should be, maybe it's just the DVD version i have (Legacy) but as far a quality of the film itself (like colour, sharpness, static etc... not the filming) i was disappointed, however that being said, it's is a very good movie, and definitely a should see if your into religion, and so forth. I rate the movie itself a good 7.5 - 8ish, but quality is like 3 - 4ish (don't let that discourage you)