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The Power and the Glory
The Power and the Glory

The Power and the Glory

Out of Graham Greene's novel that made the world gasp--the drama of a priest who somehow stumbled onto the road to martyrdom

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Based on Graham Greene's novel about a flawed but devoted priest in 1930s Mexico who attempts to perform his duties while eluding a police lieutenant determined to capture him.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

31 May 1963

Country

United States of America

Cast

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Priest

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

Maria (Priest's Mistress)

George C. Scott

George C. Scott

Police Lieutenant

Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Chief of Police

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Mestizo

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Wine Merchant

Patty Duke

Patty Duke

Coral

Lou Antonio

Lou Antonio

Val Avery

Val Avery

Beryl Bernay

Beryl Bernay

Santiago Burgos

Santiago Burgos

Linda Canby

Linda Canby

Brigida

Leonardo Cimino

Leonardo Cimino

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

Padre José

Steve Curry

Steve Curry

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Tench

Roger De Koven

Roger De Koven

Mildred Dunnock

Mildred Dunnock

Spinster

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Delgado

Martha Greenhouse

Martha Greenhouse

Rose Gregorio

Rose Gregorio

Gerald Hiken

Gerald Hiken

Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes

Mark Lenard

Mark Lenard

Joanna Merlin

Joanna Merlin

Jeremiah Morris

Jeremiah Morris

Dino Narizzano

Dino Narizzano

Mildred Natwick

Mildred Natwick

Tim O'Connor

Tim O'Connor

Florence Stanley

Florence Stanley

Fritz Weaver

Fritz Weaver

Louis Zorin

Louis Zorin

James Coco

James Coco

Soldier (uncredited)

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