CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 0h 57m

Merton: A Film Biography

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In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.

Directed byPaul Wilkes

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 57m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1984

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alexander Scourby

Alexander Scourby

Narrator (voice)

Gregory Abels

Thomas Merton (voice)

John Barber

Self

Jim Forest

Self - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation

Robert Lax

Self

John Eudes Bamberger

Self - Scholastic under Merton

Flavian Burns

Self - Scholastic under Merton

Robert Giroux

Self - Publisher

Naomi Burton Stone

Self

James Laughlin

Self - Publisher, New Directions

Creative team
Directed by
Paul Wilkes
Written by
Paul Wilkes
Produced by
Audrey Laurine Glynn
Paul Wilkes

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