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The Keys of the Kingdom
“THE PICTURE THAT TOUCHES NEW HEIGHTS OF EMOTION”
7.1 / 10• 1944• 2h 17m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.
Cast & Crew
Gregory Peck
Fr. Francis Chisholm
Lead
Thomas Mitchell
Willie Tulloch
Vincent Price
Angus Mealey
Rose Stradner
Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica
Roddy McDowall
Francis Chisholm, as a boy
Edmund Gwenn
Fr. Hamish MacNabb
Cedric Hardwicke
Monsignor at Tweedside
Peggy Ann Garner
Nora as a Girl
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John M. Stahl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Keys of the Kingdom is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
