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 ...
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Title: Diary of a City Priest (2001)
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| David Morse | ... | Father John McNamee | |
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Thomas Ryan | ... | Father Dave Hagan |
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Philip Goodwin | ... | St. Francis of Assisi |
| Ana Reeder | ... | St. Therese | |
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Robert Sella | ... | St. Malachy |
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Judy Bauerlein | ... | Sister Mary |
| Marylouise Burke | ... | Sister Grace | |
| Kate Kearney-Patch | ... | Ivey | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Zuri Alexander | ... | Cop (as Audrey Kelley) | |
| Frank Bowman | ... | Crazed Man - Addict | |
| Tony Devon | ... | Ethan | |
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Nancy Ding | ... | Loving Couple |
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J.D. Jackson | ... | Kurt |
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Christopher Kadish | ||
| Doug Megson | ... | Young Father Dave Hagan | |
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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. Written by Anonymous
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19 January 2001 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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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.