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The Keys of the Kingdom

The Keys of the Kingdom

Dec 15, 1944
137 min
Drama
7.0/ 10
50 votes

Overview

A young priest, Father Chisholm is sent to China to establish a Catholic parish among the non-Christian Chinese. While his boyhood friend, also a priest, flourishes in his calling as a priest in a more Christian area of the world, Father Chisholm struggles. He encounters hostility, isolation, disease, poverty and a variety of set backs which humble him, but make him more determined than ever to succeed.

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7.0/10
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7.2/10
3,169 votes
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Budget$3,000,000Production cost
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Nominated for 4 Oscars. 4 nominations total

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"THE PICTURE THAT TOUCHES NEW HEIGHTS OF EMOTION"

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en

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20th Century Fox

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