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The Power and the Glory (1961)
TV Movie | 90 min | Drama

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The Power and the Glory (1961)

TV Movie | 90 min | Drama

A cynical Catholic priest is sent to Mexico to preach. It's the 1930s and Mexican government sees the church as competition. They send a secret agent to assassinate the priest.

Director

Marc Daniels

Writers

Graham Greene (novel) | Dale Wasserman (adaptation)

Producers

Ronald H. Gilbert (as Ron Gilbert) | David Susskind | Renée Valente

Composer

Laurence Rosenthal

Cinematographers

Leo Farrenkopf | Alan Posage

Editor

Sidney Meyers

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Release date

Oct 29, 1961 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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33 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Priest Priest See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Julie Harris Maria (Priest's Mistress) Maria (Priest's Mistress) See fewer	The Haunting (1963)
George C. Scott Police lieutenant Police lieutenant See fewer	Patton (1970)
Martin Gabel Chief of Police Chief of Police See fewer	Marnie (1964)
Roddy McDowall Mestizo Mestizo See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Keenan Wynn Wine Merchant Wine Merchant See fewer	Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Patty Duke Coral Coral See fewer	Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Lou Antonio Vittorio Vittorio See fewer	Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Val Avery The Sergeant The Sergeant See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Beryl Bernay Actress Actress See fewer	Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1950)
Santiago Burgos Actor Actor See fewer	East Side/West Side (1963)
Linda Canby Brigida Brigida See fewer	The Enchanted Nutcracker (1961)
Leonardo Cimino First Prisoner First Prisoner See fewer	Dune (1984)
Frank Conroy Padre José Padre José See fewer	The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Steve Curry Emilio Emilio See fewer	Glen and Randa (1971)
Cyril Cusack Tench Tench See fewer	Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Roger De Koven The Corporal The Corporal See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Mildred Dunnock Spinster Spinster See fewer	The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Thomas Gomez Delgado Delgado See fewer	Key Largo (1948)
Martha Greenhouse Jose's Wife Jose's Wife See fewer	The Stepford Wives (1975)
Rose Gregorio The Indian Woman The Indian Woman See fewer	Good Time (2017)
Gerald Hiken First Red Shirt First Red Shirt See fewer	Crossings (1986)
Arthur Hughes Montez Montez See fewer	Bananas (1971)
Mark Lenard Miguel Miguel See fewer	Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Joanna Merlin Delgado's Wife Delgado's Wife See fewer	The Wackness (2008)
Jeremiah Morris Francisco Francisco See fewer	Meet the Fockers (2004)
Dino Narizzano Second Red Shirt Second Red Shirt See fewer	Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Tim O'Connor The Gringo The Gringo See fewer	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Florence Stanley Farmer's Wife Farmer's Wife See fewer	Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Fritz Weaver Schoolmaster Schoolmaster See fewer	Creepshow (1982)
Louis Zorich Second Prisoner Second Prisoner See fewer	Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Louis Zorin Old Man in Prison Old Man in Prison See fewer	The Power and the Glory (1961)
James Coco Mexican Soldier (uncredited) Mexican Soldier (uncredited) See fewer	Murder by Death (1976)