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"In this studio made missionary melodrama, a young Scottish priest, Father Chisholm (Peck) is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. Never very focused in his life or work, the priest is stretched to the limit in his new post coping with the starvation and poverty plaguing his flock during China's bloody civil war."@en
"An aging cleric who is about to be forced into retirement recalls his work as a missionary in China."@en
"In this studio made missionary melodrama, a young Scottish priest, Father Chisholm (Peck) is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. Never very focused in his life or work, the priest is stretched to the limit in his new post coping with the starvation and poverty plaguing his flock during China's bloody civil war. This was Peck's first lead role in a major film and was a success, garnering him an Oscar nomination. Producer Mankiewicz's wife Rose Stradner, has a significant acting role in the film. Note: On deposit from NFSA."
"A Scottish Catholic missionary spends decades in 19th century China struggling to build his mission and help the people. Although he doesn't appear to have accomplished much in his career, he has had an enormous impact on those who knew him."@en
"Inspiring, moving story of one man's effort to serve God without any thought of personal gain or earthly reward."
"Inspiring, moving story of one man's effort to serve God without any thought of personal gain or earthly reward."@en
"Father Francis Chisholm, a Scottish priest who is given a broken down mission in China, is torn between the practical values of humanity and the strict doctrines of the Catholic Church. This film is an inspiring story of one man's effort to serve God without any thought of personal gain or earthly reward."@en
"A young priest, Father Chisholm, is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese."@en
"A young priest, Father Chisholm, is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese."