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Title

Christians in the movies : a century of saints and sinners / Peter E. Dans ; [foreword by Joseph Bottum].

Author

Dans, Peter E.

Publication

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.

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Details

Description

xviii, 409 p. : ill.; 24 cm

Subjects

• Christianity in motion pictures
• Christians in motion pictures

Note

• "A Sheed & Ward book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-389) and index.
• Filmography: p. 349-379.

Contents

• Portraying Christians in film -- Piety and passion : the silent era. The life and Passion of Jesus Christ ; From the manger to the cross ; Intolerance ; The Ten commandments ; Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ ; The King of kings ; The passion of Joan of Arc ; Hallelujah! -- Backstory. Lew Wallace, author of Ben-Hur -- He ain't heavy, he's my brother : the 1930s. The miracle woman ; The sign of the cross ; The Crusades ; Les Miserables ; Magnificent obsession ; A tale of two cities ; The green pastures ; San Francisco ; Lost horizon ; Angels with dirty faces ; Boys Town -- Backstories. Lloyd C. Douglas, minister turned best-selling author ; Are all Catholic priests Irish? -- "There are no atheists in foxholes" : the 1940s. The Fighting 69th ; Knute Rockne, all-American ; One foot in heaven ; The devil and Daniel Webster ; Sergeant York ; The song of Bernadette ; The fighting Sullivans ; The keys of the kingdom ; Going my way ; The bells of St. Mary's ; God is my co-pilot ; Black narcissus ; It's a wonderful life ; The bishop's wife ; The fugitive ; Monsieur Vincent ; Joan of Arc ; Come to the stable -- Backstories. Father Duffy, the prototypic wartime chaplain ; Frank Capra and his secular saints ; John Ford, a directorial paradox -- The age of the epic : the 1950s. Stars in my crown ; Quo vadis ; The robe ; The silver chalice ; On the waterfront ; A man called Peter ; The prisoner ; The Ten commandments ; Heaven knows, Mr. Allison ; The seventh seal ; The Inn of the Sixth Happiness ; The nun's story ; Ben-Hur -- Backstories. Cecil B. DeMille, the king of religious epics ; The Fatima story.
• The times, they are a'changin' : the 1960s. Elmer Gantry ; Inherit the wind ; Viridiana ; Francis of Assisi ; El Cid ; Barabbas ; Lilies of the field ; The cardinal ; Becket ; The Gospel according to Saint Matthew ; The greatest story ever told ; The sound of music ; The sandpiper ; A man for all seasons ; The shoes of the fisherman ; Change of habit -- Backstories. The real Scopes trial vs. Inherit the wind ; Luis Buñuel, a lifelong vendetta for a Catholic education ; Dolores Hart, from actress to prioress ; Capturing atmosphere and conveying seriousness in black-and-white -- The flower children's hour : the 1970s. M*A*S*H ; The godfather ; The godfather part 2 ; The exorcist ; Jesus Christ superstar ; Godspell ; In this House of Brede ; Monty Python's life of Brian ; Wine blood -- Backstory. Rumer Godden : from Black narcissus to In this House of Brede -- Heaven help us : the 1980s. Chariots of fire ; True confessions ; The scarlet and the black ; Mass appeal ; Agnes of God ; Heaven help us ; The mission ; Babette's feast ; Broken vows ; The last temptation of Christ ; Jesus of Montreal -- Backstories. Pope Pius and the Jews ; The Catholic League ; The worst of the 1980s -- Dogma : the 1990s. The godfather part 3 ; Black robe ; Sister act ; Rudy ; Shadowlands ; Schindler's list ; Boys of St. Vincent ; Priest ; Dead man walking ; Entertaining angels, the Dorothy Day story ; Sleepers ; The Spitfire Grill ; The apostle ; Elizabeth ; The cider house rules ; Stigmata ; The third miracle ; Dogma -- Backstories. Isaac Jogues, The black robe ; C.S. Lewis, Chronicle of a Christian ; Righteous Gentiles, Christians rescuing Jews during the Holocaust -- Amazing grace : 2000 to the present. Keeping the faith ; Chocolat ; Sister Mary explains it all ; The Magdalene sisters ; Amen ; Luther ; Thérèse, the story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux ; The Passion of the Christ ; The ninth day ; Saved! ; Kingdom of heaven ; The Da Vinci code ; The nativity story ; Amazing grace ; Bella ; Breach ; Elizabeth, the golden age ; Doubt -- Backstories. Playing Jesus ; The transformation of nuns from beautiful and serene to weird and nasty ; Top pro-Catholic and anti-Catholic films.

Call Number

MFL 13-6658

ISBN

• 9780742570306 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0742570304

LCCN

2008055812

OCLC

298128875

Author

Dans, Peter E.

Title

Christians in the movies : a century of saints and sinners / Peter E. Dans ; [foreword by Joseph Bottum].

Imprint

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2009.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-389) and index.

Filmography: p. 349-379.

Research Call Number

MFL 13-6658