Rent The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
3.6 of 5 from 58 ratings
2h 6min
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- Synopsis:
- Father "Chuck" O'Malley (Bing Crosby) is dispatched to fix up an inner-city parochial school on its last legs, and his easy-going, unconventional demeanour instantly clashes with that of the firm, no-nonsense Sister Superior Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman), who is keeping the school open through sheer will and faith alone. Over the course of the school year, the pair bicker and ultimately bond over their differing visions on how to save the school - and the role a miserly businessman (Henry Travers) who wants the building condemned might play in doing so.
- Actors:
- Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Ruth Donnelly, Joan Carroll, Martha Sleeper, Rhys Williams, Richard Tyler, Una O'Connor, Edward Coch Jr., Aina Constant, Jimmy Crane, Gwen Crawford, Bobby Dolan Jr., Jimmie Dundee, Bobby Frasco, Matt McHugh, Peggy McKim, Georgie Nokes
- Directors:
- Leo McCarey
- Producers:
- Leo McCarey
- Writers:
- Dudley Nichols, Leo McCarey
- Others:
- Leo McCarey, Bing Crosby, Robert Emmett Dolan, Johnny Burke, Stephen Dunn, James Van Heusen, Harry Marker
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Classics, Drama
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- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 07/10/2019
- Run Time:
- 126 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.37:1
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Up to His Neck in Nuns, an all-new visual essay by David Cairns
- Analysing O'Malley, a newly filmed appreciation by chaplain and film academic Revd Dr Steve Nolan You Can Change the World, a 30-minute promotional film for "The Christophers" from 1949 directed by McCarey and featuring appearances from Crosby, Bob Hope, Irene Dunne, William Holden and Jack Benny, presented in high definition
- Two Screen Guild Theater radio adaptations starring Crosby and Bergman, plus an additional radio featurette
- Re-release theatrical trailer
- Image Gallery
