| The Keys of the Kingdom | |
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| Directed by | John M. Stahl |
| Written by | Nunnally Johnson Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Based on | The Keys of the Kingdom 1941 novel by A. J. Cronin |
| Produced by | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Thomas Mitchell Vincent Price Rose Stradner Edmund Gwenn Benson Fong Roddy McDowall Sir Cedric Hardwicke Si-Lan Chen |
| Narrated by | Sir Cedric Hardwicke |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | James B. Clark |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million[1] |
| Box office | $2.4 million[2] |
The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1944 American film based on the 1941 novel The Keys of the Kingdom by A. J. Cronin. The film was adapted by Nunnally Johnson, directed by John M. Stahl, and produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It stars Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, and Vincent Price, and tells the story of the trials and tribulations of a Roman Catholic priest who goes to China to evangelise.
- ^ FRED STANLEY HOLLYWOOD (Feb 13, 1944). "HOLLYWOOD SPREADS ITSELF". New York Times. p. X3.
- ^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 220