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The Catholics
58%
Movie
1h 18m
AI Analysis
The Catholics (1973) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Catholics (1973) — a movie tagged as Drama, TV Movie, and Science Fiction with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism. A group of Irish monks rebel against this situation and react back to the past: they begin to say Mass in Latin and act… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~78 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Catholics 58% (6 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism. A group of Irish monks rebel against this situation and react back to the past: they begin to say Mass in Latin and act according to traditional Catholic dogma. So, Rome decides to send a representative to investigate what is happening
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1973-11-29
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 37145
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What is The Catholics about?
Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism.... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Catholics?
The official runtime for The Catholics is approximately 78 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast

Trevor Howard
The Abbot

Martin Sheen
Father Kinsella

Raf Vallone
Father General

Cyril Cusack
Father Manus

Andrew Keir
Father Matthew

Godfrey Quigley
Father Walter

Michael Gambon
Brother Kevin

Leon Vitali
Brother Donald
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Seamus Healy
Brother Pius

John Kelly
Brother Paul
- J
John Franklyn
Brother Martin
- P
Patrick Long
Brother Sean
- C
Cecil Sheridan
Brother Malachy

Tom Jordan
Brother Terrence
- L
Liam Burk
Brother Daniel
- R
Richard Oliver
Brother Alphonsus
- F
Frank Howard
Father Colum
- G
Gilbert McIntyre
Brother John
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