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A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.A young priest is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 4 nominations total
Rose Stradner
- Rev. Mother Maria-Veronica
- (as Rosa Stradner)
Cedric Hardwicke
- Monsignor at Tweedside
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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- TriviaThe only Oscar-nominated performance by Gregory Peck in a non-Best Picture nominated film. Peck received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the film, although he lost to Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend (1945). The Keys of the Kingdom also received Academy Award nominations for Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography (both for black and white) and Best Music (scoring of a dramatic or comedic picture).
- GoofsIn the 1:40 hr mark, Fr. Chisholm approaches the sentries who command him to follow them in Tagalog, a Philippine language.
- Quotes
Joseph: [irritated by Msgr. Mealey's racist remarks] Father, may I say something sinful?
Father Francis Chisholm: Of course not.
Joseph: You will hear it in confession anyway, because I'm thinking it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Gregory Peck: His Own Man (1988)
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This is an interesting story about a priest Father Francis Chisholm(Gregory Peck), who went to China to establish a parish. He never wanted to get money easily, for him was much more important to get more people really devoted to catholicism than to get funds from any people, and for this he made all efforts serving even as a doctor in the community. Another important aspect shown although not deep, was the difference among the priests. Some are humble like the hero of the film but others are arrogant and look more for the wealth of the church instead of looking for the wealth of poor people. Catholicism have lost many areas because of the lack of sacrifice of many of its priests otherwise it would reign nearly everywhere in the world. Priests like Father Chisholm would have been the salvation.
- esteban1747
- Dec 27, 2002
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- Budget
- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) officially released in India in English?
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