Le chiavi del Paradiso (1944)
Francis, rimasto orfano da ragazzo, viene cresciuto da una zia che sogna per lui la carriera ecclesiastica e lo manda quindi in seminario. Portati a termine gli studi il ragazzo esita a prendere i voti perché nel frattempo si è innamorato di una ragazza. L'improvvisa morte di quest'ultima gli toglie ogni incertezza riguardo al futuro. Francis ottiene di venire mandato come missionario in Cina. I suoi tentativi sono coronati da successo ma lo scoppio della guerra civile rovina tutto.
Direttore:
John M. Stahl
Scrittori:
Nunnally Johnson, Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
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Gregory Peck as Fr. Francis Chisholm |
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Thomas Mitchell as Willie Tulloch |
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Vincent Price as Angus Mealey |
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Rose Stradner as Reverend Mother Maria-Veronica |
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Roddy McDowall as Francis Chisholm, as a boy |
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Edmund Gwenn as Fr. Hamish MacNabb |
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Cedric Hardwicke as Monsignor at Tweedside |
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Peggy Ann Garner as Nora as a Girl |
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Jane Ball as Nora, as an Adult |
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James Gleason as Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske |
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Anne Revere as Agnes Fiske |
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Ruth Nelson as Mrs. Chisholm, Francis' Mother |
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Benson Fong as Joseph |
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Leonard Strong as Mr. Chia |
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Philip Ahn as Mr. Pao, Envoy for Mr. Chia |
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Arthur Shields as Fr. Fitzgerald, Dean at Holywell |
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Edith Barrett as Aunt Polly |
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Sara Allgood as Sister Martha |
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Richard Loo as Lt. Shon |
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Ruth Ford as Sister Clotilde |
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Kevin O'Shea as Father Craig |
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H.T. Tsiang as Hosannah Wong |
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Si-Lan Chen as Philomena Wang |
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Eunice Soo-Hoo as Anna |
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Dennis Hoey as Alec Chisholm (uncredited) |
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Ruth Clifford as Sister Mercy Mary (uncredited) |
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J. Anthony Hughes as Uncle Ned (uncredited) |
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James B. Leong as Taoist Priest at Boy's Healing (uncredited) |
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Richard Wang as Chinese Servant (uncredited) |
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Joseph Kim as Chinese Servant (uncredited) |
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Moy Ming as Chinese Doctor (uncredited) |
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Beal Wong as Chinese Captain (uncredited) |
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Clarence Lung as Orderly (uncredited) |
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Eugene Louis as Joshua (uncredited) |
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Georgie Nokes as Andrew (uncredited) |
| Directing | Howard W. Koch | Assistant Director |
| Writing | A.J. Cronin | Novel |
| Directing | John M. Stahl | Director |
| Writing | Nunnally Johnson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Screenplay |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Production | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Producer |
| Sound | Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bonnie Cashin | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Art | William S. Darling | Art Direction |
| Editing | James B. Clark | Editor |
| Camera | Arthur C. Miller | Director of Photography |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Production | Frances C. Richardson | Researcher |
