Starring Gregory Peck, Vincent Price, Thomas Mitchell, Roddy McDowall
A Marvelous spectacle spanning 6 decades and 2 continents, The Keys of the Kingdom is the glorious epic that introduced auciences to screen newcomer Gregory Peck.
Academy Award Nominee, 1945
After losing is parents and his childhood sweetheart to tragedy, Francis Chisholm (Peck) joins the priesthood and devotes himself to a life of service and compassion. But Chisholm's unorthodox beliefs raise eyebrows among his superiors, especially Bishop Angus Mealy (Vincent Price). And when he is sent to the farthest reaches of China to rebuild an abandoned mission, Chisholm faces his greatest challenge of all: to tame a hostile land, win over a superstitious people and save his parish from an invading army.
Nominated for 4 Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Peck), The Keys of the Kingdom is a "towering film stamped with greatness" (The Independent).
Features:
Commentary by Biographer Kenneth Geist and Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz's son, Chris Mankiewicz
Still Photo Gallery, Theatrical trailer, Full frame format
Audio: English stereo, English mono, Spanish mono, French mono, Subtitles: English, Spanish
DVD,1944, B&W, Approx 137 minutes, NTSC |
