Faith & Spirituality - Blu-ray Movie Genres

Secular matters consume five missionary nuns who head to the Himalayas to establish an Anglican school. In the meantime, the quintet's leader (Deborah Kerr) must grapple with the envy of one nun (Kathleen Byron), the bitterness of a man (David Farrar) and the cruelty of the elements. The film received Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography, in part for its Technicolor innovations.

a.k.a.	Le Narcisse noir
Genres	Classic Dramas, Classics, Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Religious & Spiritual Dramas, United Kingdom
Crew	Michael Powell (Director), Emeric Pressburger (Director), Jack Cardiff (Cinematographer)
Cast	Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons, David Farrar, Sabu, Esmond Knight, Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Judith Furse, May Hallatt, Eddie Whaley Jr., Shaun Noble, Nancy Roberts, Ley On
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Charlton Heston plays Judah Ben-Hur, a proud Jew who runs afoul of ambitious boyhood friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) in this 1959 epic that boasts an unforgettable chariot race and earned 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Heston) and Best Director (William Wyler). Condemned to life as a slave, Judah swears vengeance against Messala and escapes, later crossing paths with a gentle prophet named Jesus.

Genres	Action & Adventure, Classic Action & Adventure, Classic Dramas, Classics, Drama, Dramas Based on Classic Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Epics, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Religious & Mythic Epics
Crew	William Wyler (Director)
Cast	Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd, Hugh Griffith, Martha Scott, Cathy O'Donnell, Sam Jaffe, Finlay Currie, Frank Thring, Terence Longdon, George Relph, Andre Morell, Tutte Lemkow
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Nikos Kazantzakis's landmark novel comes to life in director Martin Scorsese's moving, spiritual and highly controversial film that challenges the Christian notion that Jesus (Willem Dafoe) was both a man and a divine being. With an all-star cast that includes Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton and David Bowie, the film portrays Jesus as unmistakably human, susceptible to the desires, doubts and temptations that all men face.

Genres	Biographies, Drama, Dramas based on Books, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Religious & Mythic Epics, Religious & Spiritual Dramas
Crew	Martin Scorsese (Director), Michael Ballhaus (Cinematographer)
Cast	Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Verna Bloom, Barbara Hershey, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo, Paul Herman, John Lurie, Andre Gregory, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie
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Director Norman Jewison chronicles the trials of Jewish peasant Tevye, the humble father of three strong-willed daughters and husband to oft-objecting wife Golde in pre-revolutionary Russia.

a.k.a.	Un violon sur le toit
Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, Classic Dramas, Classic Movie Musicals, Classics, Drama, Epics, Faith & Spirituality, Judaica, Judaica Movies, Music & Musicals, Musicals, Period Pieces
Crew	Norman Jewison (Director), Oswald Morris (Cinematographer)
Cast	Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Michael Glaser, Rosalind Harris, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Tutte Lemkow
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Sister Aloysius begins to have doubts about doting priest Father Flynn, who seems to have become overly involved in the life of a young African American pupil. Is she overreacting to the situation, or is there truth behind her convictions?

a.k.a.	Glaubensfrage Il dubbio
Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, Drama, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Period Pieces, Religious & Spiritual Dramas, Social Issue Dramas
Crew	John Patrick Shanley (Director), Roger Deakins (Cinematographer)
Cast	Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond, Audrie Neenan, Susan Blommaert, Carrie Preston, Lydia Jordan, Lloyd Clay Brown, Joseph Foster, Bridget Megan Clark, Evan Lewis
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The story of Moses comes to life in director Cecil B. DeMille's gigantic retelling. As the Egyptian prince turned Prophet of the Jews, Charlton Heston is Biblical fury incarnate, memorably smashing God's stone tablets in the face of his golden calf-worshipping followers. Yul Brynner is the caustic Pharaoh Rameses, who pursues Moses' followers at his own peril.

a.k.a.	Die zehn Gebote Les Dix Commandements Los Diez Mandamientos
Genres	Classic Dramas, Classics, Drama, Epics, Faith & Spirituality, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Religious & Spiritual Dramas
Crew	Cecil B. DeMille (Director)
Cast	Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek, Cedric Hardwicke, Nina Foch, Martha Scott, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Douglass Dumbrille, Henry Brandon, Frankie Darro, E.J. André
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In the 18th century, a Jesuit missionary establishes a church in the hostile jungles of Brazil, but finds his work converting the indigenous Indians threatened by his superiors. Meanwhile, a slave hunter converts and joins the Father on his mission.

a.k.a.	La misión
Genres	British Dramas, British Period Pieces, Classic Dramas, Classics, Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Foreign, Foreign Countries, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Religious & Spiritual Dramas, United Kingdom
Crew	Roland Joffé (Director)
Cast	Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, Liam Neeson, Ronald Pickup, Chuck Low, Bercelio Moya
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Oscar-winning actor-director Mel Gibson helms this controversial epic that focuses on the last 12 hours of Jesus's life -- from the betrayal, trial and death of Jesus to his brutal crucifixion and resurrection from the tomb. Starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as Jesus's mother and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene, The Passion is spoken entirely in Latin and Aramaic, and the violent Crucifixion scenes are incredibly graphic.

a.k.a.	La pasión de Cristo La Passion du Christ La passione di Cristo
Genres	Action & Adventure, Blockbusters, Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Period Pieces, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces, Religious & Mythic Epics, Religious & Spiritual Dramas
Crew	Mel Gibson (Director), Caleb Deschanel (Cinematographer)
Cast	James Caviezel, Monica Bellucci, Maia Morgenstern, Hristo Jivkov, Ivano Marescotti, Rosalinda Celentano, Sergio Rubini, Francesco Cabras, Mattia Sbragia, Claudia Gerini, Fabio Sartor
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Enterprising reporter Phil Green (Gregory Peck), eager to blow the lid off anti-Semitism, accepts an assignment to pen a series of frank exposés for a progressive magazine. Looking for a new angle, Green poses as a Jew and soon endures the full spectrum of bigotry -- from being denied a job and use of public facilities to his son suffering a beating. Little by little, the journalist comes to understand the cruel effects of prejudice.

Genres	Classic Dramas, Classics, Drama, Faith & Spirituality, Judaica, Judaica Movies, Oscar-winning Movies, Social Issue Dramas
Crew	Elia Kazan (Director)
Cast	Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere, June Havoc, Albert Dekker, Jane Wyatt, Dean Stockwell, Nicholas Joy, Sam Jaffe, Harold Vermilyea, Ransom M. Sherman
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On death row in a Southern prison, gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cellblock's head guard recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the man's execution.

a.k.a.	Il miglio verde La Ligne verte La milla verde
Genres	20th Century Period Pieces, Action & Adventure, Blockbusters, Crime Dramas, Drama, Dramas based on Books, Dramas Based on Contemporary Literature, Dramas Based on the Book, Faith & Spirituality, Faith & Spirituality Feature Films, Fantasy, Fantasy Movies, Inspirational Stories, Period Pieces, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Social Issue Dramas
Crew	Frank Darabont (Director), David Tattersall (Cinematographer)
Cast	Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, James Cromwell, Bonnie Hunt, Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Rockwell, Michael Jeter, Graham Greene, Doug Hutchison, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, William Sadler
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