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A Man Called Peter is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C., before his early death.
A Man Called Peter: Directed by Henry Koster. With Richard Todd, Jean Peters, Marjorie Rambeau, Jill Esmond. The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46.
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Based on Catherine Marshall's best selling 1951 book about her late husband, A Man Called Peter (1955) follows the life of Scotsman Peter Marshall, who immigrated to the United States and became a clergyman and later, the U.S. Senate chaplain.
Richard Todd delivers a thoroughly winning performance as Peter Marshall, the Scottish-born minister who became Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. While still a boy, Peter wants only to go to sea. But...
A Man Called Peter is the story of a preacher, Peter Marshall, whose congregations outgrew their churches time and again; who eventually rises to the position of Chaplain of the United States Senate. It is a love story, a deep, tender, love story, underscored by tragedy.
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A Man Called Peter. The rise of Peter Marshall, from modest Scottish upbringing, to New York seminary, time in Atlanta churches, his marriage, appointment as chaplain of the US Senate, and early death at 46. Based on real events.
Peter Marshall was a humble Scot who attributed a narrow brush with death to divine intervention. Convinced that he had been called to the ministry, he emigrated to the United States where he ...
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