Merton: A Film Biography

In his lifetime, Thomas Merton was hailed as a prophet and censured for his outspoken social criticism. For nearly 27 years he was a monk of the austere Trappist order, where he became an eloquent spiritual writer and mystic as well as an anti-war advocate and witness to peace. Merton: A Film Biography provides the first comprehensive look at this remarkable 20th century religious philosopher who wrote, in addition to his immensely popular autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain, over 60 books on some of the most pressing social issues of our time, some of which are excerpted here. Merton offers an engaging profile of a man whose presence in the world touched millions of people and whose words and thoughts continue to have a profound impact and relevance today.

Cast

Alexander Scourby Narrator (voice)

Gregory Abels Thomas Merton (voice)

John Barber Self

Jim Forest Self - Int. Fellowship of Reconciliation

Robert Lax Self

John Eudes Bamberger Self - Scholastic under Merton

Flavian Burns Self - Scholastic under Merton

Robert Giroux Self - Publisher

Naomi Burton Stone Self

James Laughlin Self - Publisher, New Directions

Jean Jadot Self - Vatican Secretariat for Non-Christians

Ernesto Cardenal Self - Nicaraguan Minister of Culture; Novice under Merton

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