A Man Called Peter
“The True Story of How One Man's Faith Uplifted a Nation”
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but finds out there is a different future for him when he receives a "calling" from God to be a minister. He leaves Scotland and goes to America where after a few small congregations he lands the position of pastor of the Church of the Presidents in Washington, D.C. and eventually he becomes Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
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Cast
24 people
Richard Todd
The Rev. Peter Marshall
Known for
The Dam Busters
Stage Fright
Jean Peters
Catherine Wood Marshall
Known for
Pickup on South Street
Niagara
Marjorie Rambeau
Miss Laura Fowler
Known for
Tobacco Road
Jill Esmond
Mrs. Findlay
Known for
The Skin Game
Random Harvest
Les Tremayne
Senator Willis K. Harvey
Known for
North by Northwest
The War of the Worlds
Robert Burton
Mr. Peyton
Known for
The Big Heat
The Tall T
Gladys Hurlbut
Mrs. Peyton
Known for
The Long, Long Trailer
Richard Garrick
Colonel Evanston Whiting
Known for
A Streetcar Named Desire
High Society
Gloria Gordon
Barbara
Also in
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef
The Green Years
Billy Chapin
Peter John Marshall
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Violent Saturday
Marietta Canty
Emma
Known for
Rebel Without a Cause
Father of the Bride
Ann B. Davis
Ruby Colman
Known for
The Brady Bunch
Lover Come Back
Henry Koster Director · Eleanore Griffin Screenplay Catherine Marshall Author
Worldwide gross $4.5M · Budget $1.7M · United States release March 31, 1955
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Budget
$1,740,000
Worldwide gross
$4,500,000
Gross vs. budget
2.6×
Production
Cinescope Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 31, 1955
Theatrical
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