π 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.
π Languages Available:
English
,
Spanish
π Date Released:
1984-01-01
β Running Time:
57 mins
β Vote Average:
8.0
Beloved Cast
Narrator (voice)
Alexander Scourby
Thomas Merton (voice)
Gregory Abels
Self
John Barber
Self - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation
Jim Forest
Self
Robert Lax
Self - Scholastic under Merton
John Eudes Bamberger
Self - Scholastic under Merton
Flavian Burns
Self - Publisher
Robert Giroux
Self
Naomi Burton Stone
Self - Publisher, New Directions
James Laughlin
Self - Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians
Jean Jadot
Self - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton
Ernesto Cardenal
Self - Poet
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Self
W. H. Ferry
Self
Mary Luke Tobin
Self
Joan Baez
Self - Monk of Gethsemani
Maurice Flood
Self - Buddhist Monk
ThΓch NhαΊ₯t HαΊ‘nh
Self - Benedictine Monk
Rembert Weakland
Self - Benedictine Monk
Jean Leclercq
Self - The Dalai Lama
Tenzin Gyatso
