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The Missionary is a 1982 British comedy film directed by Richard Loncraine, and starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith. It was produced by George Harrison , Denis O'Brien , Palin (who also wrote the screenplay) and Neville C. Thompson.
Nov 5, 1982 · The Missionary: Directed by Richard Loncraine. With Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott. In the early 20th Century, devout Reverend Charles Fortesque returns to England from his missionary work in Africa and, despite plans to marry his childhood sweetheart, receives a most unusual assignment: minister to the local ...
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- Richard Loncraine
- 1982-11-05
Comedy. R. Watchlist. Where to Watch. Michael Palin (who wrote the film) stars as a cleric ministering to prostitutes at the turn of the century. Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott ...
- Richard Loncraine
- Adoniram (1788-1850) and Ann (1789-1826) Judson. At the age of 25, Adoniram Judson was the first American missionary to Burma. He and Ann married two weeks before they boarded a ship bound for India, from which they eventually were able to make their way to Burma.
- Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873) As a child, he worked in the cotton mills to help support his poverty-stricken family. David Livingstone learned perseverance and went on to put himself through medical school and become a doctor before following in the footsteps of Robert Moffat and going to Africa as a doctor and a missionary.
- Mary Slessor (1848-1915) Growing up in the slums of Aberdeen, Scotland, with an alcoholic father and little hope of changing your circumstances doesn’t seem like a promising start for anyone.
- J. Hudson Taylor (1932-1905) For 51 years, J. Hudson Taylor poured his life into bringing Christ behind the closed doors of China. He founded China Inland Mission, and as a result, more than 800 missionaries were brought into the country.
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- Jim Elliot. Jim Elliot was among a group of US missionaries who felt called to share Christ's teaching with the Waodani tribe in Ecuador in the 1950s. At the time, the Waodani were one of the most violent known people groups on earth, who regularly practised homicide and fiercely defended their territory against those wishing to exploit the rich Amazonian land.
- William Carey. Trained as a shoemaker, William Carey became known as the 'father of modern missions' for his missionary work in India. The story goes that in 1787, he suggested that all Christians had a duty to share the gospel around the world, after which he was told: "Young man, sit down.
- George Grenfell. A Cornish missionary and explorer, George Grenfell served as a Baptist missionary in Cameroon in the late 1800s. He was assigned to Cameroon by Carey's Baptist Missionary Society in 1874, and three years later his wife, Mary, died – just 11 months after they'd married.
- Mary Slessor. Born in Aberdeen in 1848, Mary Slessor became missionary to Nigeria under the United Presbyterian Church's Foreign Mission Board. Aged just 28, she sailed to West Africa in August 1876 and was assigned to the Calabar region.
Fun dry comedy by Python writer Michael Palin, who also stars as a missionary sent to the slums of England to minister to prostitutes. He's stuck in a silly traditional courtship with the fetching but anal retentive Deborah (Phoebe Nicholls) and a bizarre romance of a totally different nature with the wealthy Lady Isabel Ames (Maggie Smith).
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After returning to England from his missionary work, a reverend is given an unexpected assignment. Starring Michael Palin, Maggie Smith and Trevor Howard. The story concerns Reverend Charles Fortescue (Michael Palin), a missionary, who is entitled back to England after a devoting a decade in an African village teaching to the nations.
