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The Keys of the Kingdom

Not Rated
Drama
7/10(48 ratings)

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.

12-15-1944
2h 17m
The Keys of the Kingdom
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Main Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Fr. Francis Chisholm

Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell

Willie Tulloch

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Angus Mealey

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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:
John M. Stahl
Production:
20th Century Fox
Budget:
$3,000,000

Key Crew

Assistant Director:
Howard W. Koch
Director:
John M. Stahl
Screenplay:
Nunnally Johnson
Screenplay:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Producer:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Locations and Languages

Country:
US
Filming:
US
Languages:
en