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A Man Called Peter (1955) [G]

Release Date:
March 31, 1955

Original Title:
A Man Called Peter

Alternate Titles:
Au service des hommes
Para Todo o Sempre

Genres:
Drama | Family

Production Companies:
20th Century Fox
Cinescope Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: G 

Runtime: 119

The True Story of How One Man's Faith Uplifted a Nation

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Based 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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Maurice Ransford
Lyle R. Wheeler

Assistant Art Director:
David Silver

Author:
Catherine Marshall

Costume Design:
Renié
Charles LeMaire

Director:
Henry Koster

Director of Photography:
Harold Lipstein

Editor:
Robert L. Simpson

Hairstylist:
Helen Turpin

Makeup Artist:
Ben Nye

Original Music Composer:
Alfred Newman

Producer:
Samuel G. Engel

Screenplay:
Eleanore Griffin

Set Decoration:
Chester L. Bayhi
Walter M. Scott

Sound Director:
Warren B. Delaplain
Bernard Freericks

Special Effects:
Ray Kellogg

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