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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.
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Paul Wilkes profile
Paul Wilkes

Director

Cast

Alexander Scourby profile
Alexander Scourby

Narrator (voice)

Gregory Abels profile
Gregory Abels

Thomas Merton (voice)

John Barber profile
John Barber

Self

Jim Forest profile
Jim Forest

Self - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation

Robert Lax profile
Robert Lax

Self

John Eudes Bamberger profile
John Eudes Bamberger

Self - Scholastic under Merton

Flavian Burns profile
Flavian Burns

Self - Scholastic under Merton

Robert Giroux profile
Robert Giroux

Self - Publisher

Naomi Burton Stone profile
Naomi Burton Stone

Self

James Laughlin profile
James Laughlin

Self - Publisher, New Directions

Jean Jadot profile
Jean Jadot

Self - Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians

Ernesto Cardenal profile
Ernesto Cardenal

Self - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton

Alexander Scourby profile
Alexander Scourby

Narrator (voice)

Gregory Abels profile
Gregory Abels

Thomas Merton (voice)

John Barber profile
John Barber

Self

Jim Forest profile
Jim Forest

Self - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation

Robert Lax profile
Robert Lax

Self

John Eudes Bamberger profile
John Eudes Bamberger

Self - Scholastic under Merton

Flavian Burns profile
Flavian Burns

Self - Scholastic under Merton

Robert Giroux profile
Robert Giroux

Self - Publisher

Naomi Burton Stone profile
Naomi Burton Stone

Self

James Laughlin profile
James Laughlin

Self - Publisher, New Directions

Jean Jadot profile
Jean Jadot

Self - Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians

Ernesto Cardenal profile
Ernesto Cardenal

Self - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton

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Release Date

January 1, 1984

Original Language

English, Spanish

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