The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944
2h 17m
7.0

7.0/10

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"THE PICTURE THAT TOUCHES NEW HEIGHTS OF EMOTION"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $3,000,000

Revenue: $2,400,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Mandarin Cantonese English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 15, 1944
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0036983

Cast

Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck

Fr. Francis Chisholm

Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell

Willie Tulloch

Vincent Price
Vincent Price

Angus Mealey

Rose Stradner
Rose Stradner

Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica

Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall

Francis Chisholm, as a boy

Edmund Gwenn
Edmund Gwenn

Fr. Hamish MacNabb

Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke

Monsignor at Tweedside

Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner

Nora as a Girl

Jane Ball
Jane Ball

Nora, as an Adult

James Gleason
James Gleason

Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske

Anne Revere
Anne Revere

Agnes Fiske

Ruth Nelson
Ruth Nelson

Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother

Key Crew

John M. Stahl
Director
Nunnally Johnson
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Screenplay
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer