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Directed by Fred Zinnemann, Michael Anderson and John Brahm
France 1959, 1968, 1952 (respectively)
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The Films of Faith Collection features three tales of spiritual discovery which celebrate lives of purpose and inspiration, The Nun's Story, The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima. Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud are among the top stars of the films; bonus features include the vintage featurette The Shoes of the Fisherman and theatrical trailers. The Nun's Story (1959) is an unforgettable revelation of the seldom-seen world behind convent walls. Audrey Hepburn portrays Sister Luke, a nun whose life journey leads her to a much desired position as a surgical nurse in a Belgian Congo missionary hospital. After she returns to her native Belgium, World War II breaks out and she finds her commitment seriously tested -- torn between the pull of the Resistance and the church's neutrality. Directed by four-time Academy Award winner Fred Zinnemann, The Nun's Story earned eight Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
From Morris L. West's bestseller, The Shoes of the Fisherman is both an
urgent tale of geopolitical intrigue and a fascinating look at Vatican
procedure. Anthony Quinn plays a newly-freed Russian political prisoner thrust
into the spotlight as Pope Kiril Lakota. Laurence Olivier, Oskar Werner, John
Gielgud, David Janssen and Leo McKern enrich a production which was nominated
for two Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe for Alex North's score.
The Miracle of Our Lady Fatima (1952) thoughtfully recreates the 1917
actual events that brought hope and new religious fervor to a war-ravaged
world. Three peasant youths in Fatima, Portugal see a vision: a woman in a
cloud of light offering words of devotion and prophecy. The children face
torture by the anticlerical government but are soon embraced by the faithful
masses drawn by the promise of a miracle. Director John Brahm skillfully
balances simplicity and spectacle, all powerfully supported by Max Steiner's
Oscar-nominated score.
DVD Review: Warner - Region 1,2,3,4 - NTSC
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| Video | 1.78:1,
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| Audio | English (Dolby Digital 2.0), DUB: French (Dolby Digital 2.0) | ||||||||||
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Each DVD is also available individually as well as in this Boxset. All three offer a French DUB as an option as well as the original English audio. All three offer a theatrical trailer as a supplement but only The Shoes of the Fisherman sports anything beyond that with a vintage featurette at about 10 minutes long. None of my three DVD contain any liner notes. Image quality is very good in all three with some initial digital noise being a bit more prominent than I was expecting in The Nun's Story. Subtitles are excellent in each edition. Our advice is to buy the entire package as the price is so reasonable and all three films have something to offer. I was particularly moved by The Nun's Story but some may find the other 2 films reach them to the same extent. Regardless purchasers can be assured that these transfers are at Warner's exceptionally high standard and priced very reasonably. We recommend! |
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The Nun's Story
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Screen Captures (The Shoes of the Fisherman)
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Subtitle Sample (The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima)
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