Movie Description
Merton: A Film Biography
(1984)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Paul Wilkes
- Producer : Paul Wilkes,Audrey Laurine Glynn
- Writer : Paul Wilkes
- Editor : Zina Voynow
- Cast : Alexander Scourby,Gregory Abels,John Barber,Jim Forest,Robert Lax,John Eudes Bamberger,Flavian Burns,Robert Giroux,Naomi Burton Stone,James Laughlin,Jean Jadot,Ernesto Cardenal,Lawrence Ferlinghetti,W. H. Ferry,Mary Luke Tobin,Joan Baez,Maurice Flood,Thích Nhất Hạnh,Rembert Weakland,Jean Leclercq,Tenzin Gyatso
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Thomas Merton (voice)
Self
Self - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation
Self
Self - Scholastic under Merton
Self - Scholastic under Merton
Self - Publisher
Self
Self - Publisher, New Directions
Self - Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians
Self - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton
Self - Poet
Self
Self
Self
Self - Monk of Gethsemani
Self - Buddhist Monk
Self - Benedictine Monk
Self - Benedictine Monk
Self - The Dalai Lama
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Facts
Original TitleMerton: A Film Biography
Status Released
Release Information
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1984-01-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 00h 57m
Genres
- Documentary
