The Catholics
6 votes
Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism. A group of Irish monks rebel against this situation and react back to the past: they begin to say Mass in Latin and act according to traditional Catholic dogma. So, Rome decides to send a representative to investigate what is happening
Status: Released
Released Date: 1973-11-29
Runtime: 78 mins
Director: Jack Gold
Spoken language: English, Latin
Genres: Drama, TV Movie, Science Fiction
Original title: The Catholics
Production Companies: Sidney Glazier Productions, HTV
Production Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Trevor Howard
Martin Sheen
Raf Vallone
Cyril Cusack
Andrew Keir
Godfrey Quigley
Michael Gambon
Leon Vitali
Seamus Healy
John Kelly
John Franklyn
Patrick Long
Cecil Sheridan
Tom Jordan
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