Merton: A Film Biography
1984, English. Directed by Paul Wilkes.
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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Cast & crew
- Paul WilkesDirector
- Alexander ScourbyNarrator (voice)
- Gregory AbelsThomas Merton (voice)
- John BarberSelf
- Jim ForestSelf - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation
- Robert LaxSelf
- John Eudes BambergerSelf - Scholastic under Merton
- Flavian BurnsSelf - Scholastic under Merton
- Robert GirouxSelf - Publisher
- Naomi Burton StoneSelf
- James LaughlinSelf - Publisher, New Directions
- Jean JadotSelf - Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians
- Ernesto CardenalSelf - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton
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- 1 January 1984
- Written by
- Paul Wilkes
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Merton: A Film Biography (1984) was directed by Paul Wilkes and stars Alexander Scourby, Gregory Abels, John Barber.