Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langue1939, Hitler's army was closing borders, and eighty-five American missionaries were in Germany serving their church. The escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany is one of the most dra... Tout lire1939, Hitler's army was closing borders, and eighty-five American missionaries were in Germany serving their church. The escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany is one of the most dramatic events to occur in modern church history.1939, Hitler's army was closing borders, and eighty-five American missionaries were in Germany serving their church. The escape of these missionaries from Nazi Germany is one of the most dramatic events to occur in modern church history.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- President Wood
- (as David Shawn McConnell)
- Elder Ferryle McComber
- (générique uniquement)
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Some of the one-line actors (Elders) could have been better coached, and I didn't care for the delivery from some of the primary characters.
Despite these shortcoming, the sets were fantastic, scenes were realistic, and the overall atmosphere was beautifully done. Beyond that, the core message of God supporting his missionaries in a period of crisis was spot-on and inspiring.
The additional details, during the end-credits were a huge bonus. I will watch this again, and I'll recommend this to others who wish to know the true 1939 account.
Mormons (LDS: Latter Day Saints) are an evangelical sect and LDS teenagers are sent abroad on a missionary year to proselytize while living with local Mormons. There have to be many amazing stories of culture shock and personal development, but this film somehow doesn't convey that, in spite of the fact that it's set in Nazi Germany in 1939.
Shortly before the German invasion of Poland, the president of the European LDS organization has a premonition that war is about to start and, despite the denials of the U. S. Embassy, orders the German mission to close and repatriate its missionaries. Chaos ensues since German Mormons are being drafted, the Nazis are requisitioning transportation and food for the military, and neighboring countries begin closing their borders. Mission personnel struggle to leave behind some kind of church structure, convince at-risk parishioners to leave the country, and account for nearly thirty young missionaries who are stranded somewhere in Germany. One young missionary, Norm Seibold (Paul Wuthrich), is given some cash and sent to go find the boys and help them out. Meanwhile the mission personnel try to escape the Kafkaesque Nazi maze. Inspiration, determination, and faith struggle against bureaucracy and inhumanity in the kind of story Hollywood can't seem to tell except as a children's movie.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesMany of the extras in the movie were the actual descendants of the missionaries
- GaffesFor August 1939 many of the German soldiers portrayed were far too old for active military service.
- Citations
Elder Norm Seibold: Germans are fine folks, but their leaders have some cockeyed ideas.
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Détails
Box-office
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 2 616 475 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 168 019 $US
- 14 avr. 2024
- Montant brut mondial
- 2 616 475 $US
- Durée1 heure 37 minutes
- Couleur