A Man Called Peter

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1955-04-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

119 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (718 Reviews)

Director:

Henry Koster

Genres:

Biography Drama Family

Cast:

Richard Todd Jean Peters Marjorie Rambeau Jill Esmond

Writer:

Eleanore Griffin (screenplay)

Catherine Marshall (book)

Fullplot:

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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