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6.6Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
Released: 1955-03-31119 minDir: Henry KosterDrama, Family
Cast
- Richard Todd as The Rev. Peter Marshall
- Jean Peters as Catherine Wood Marshall
- Marjorie Rambeau as Miss Laura Fowler
- Jill Esmond as Mrs. Findlay
- Les Tremayne as Senator Willis K. Harvey
- Robert Burton as Mr. Peyton
Themes
- pastor
- minister
- scottish
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
1,146 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama, Family
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Henry Koster
- Screenwriter
- Eleanore Griffin
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Samuel G. Engel
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 392807
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-08-03
- film editor
- Robert L. Simpson
- title
- A Man Called Peter
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
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