Becket (1964), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968), The Forgiven (2017), The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004), Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Archbishop movies.
Storyline: Debauched King Henry II installs his longtime court facilitator Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury, assuming that his old friend will be a compliant and loyal lackey in the King's ongoing battles with the church. But Becket unexpectedly finds his true calling on the ecclesiastical side, and aligns himself against the king's selfish wishes, causing a rift and an eventual showdown not only between the two men, but also the institutions they represent.
Plot Keywords: king henry ii, archbishop, priest, courtier, brooding, dark, palace ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is set free after twenty years as a political prisoner in Siberia. He is brought to Rome by Father David Telemond, a troubled young priest who befriends him. Once at the Vatican, he is immediately given an audience with the Pope, who elevates him to Cardinal Priest. The world is on the brink of war due to a Chinese-Soviet feud made worse by a famine caused by trade restrictions brought against China by the U.S. When the Pontiff suddenly dies, Lakota's genuine character and unique life experience move the College of Cardinals to elect him as the new Pope. But Pope Kiril I must now deal with his own self-doubt, the struggle of his friend Father Telemond, who is under scrutiny for his beliefs, and find a solution to the crisis in China.
Plot Keywords: priest, pope, prisoner, cardinal, archbishop, profound, inspiring ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
Plot Keywords: archbishop, murderer, mother, white person, tense, sultry, somber ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In early 18th century Peru an old Inca rope bridge collapses, plunging five travelers to their deaths in the Andean chasm below. Brother Juniper, who was within minutes of being on the bridge himself, becomes obsessed with discovering how five people of differing class and circumstances came to be on the bridge at that moment. The Catholic friar wants to know if it was mere existential happenstance or part of God's cosmic plan. After researching the lives of the victims for five years and publishing his findings in a book, he is accused of heresy by the worldly Archbishop of Lima and is put on trial for his life by the Inquisition.—duke1029@aol.com
Plot Keywords: monk, archbishop, nobleman, mistress, daughter, somber, disheartening ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Father Thomas O'Neil (Timothy Bottoms) is murdered, and a nun, Sister Margaret (Michele Greene), with whom he was rumoured to be having an affair, is arrested as the suspect in the scandalous crime. Perry Mason (Raymond Burr), now a judge, is asked by his pal, Archbishop Stefan Corro, to look into it. With not only Mason but his secretary, Della Street (Barbara Hale), and his recent investigative partner, Paul Drake Jr. (William Katt), on the case, Margaret's name may be cleared.
Plot Keywords: judge, private investigator, secretary, defendant, archbishop, nun, engaging ...
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