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In this story based on true events of 1917, three Portuguese children share a miraculous, prophetic vision of the Virgin Mary.In this story based on true events of 1917, three Portuguese children share a miraculous, prophetic vision of the Virgin Mary.In this story based on true events of 1917, three Portuguese children share a miraculous, prophetic vision of the Virgin Mary.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 nominations total
Frances Morris
- Olímpia Marto
- (as Francis Morris)
Carl Milletaire
- District Magistrate
- (as Carl Millitaire)
Baynes Barron
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Ray Beltram
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Diana Christian
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Mae Clarke
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
- Villager
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIn 1952, the real Lúcia, the last surviving Fátima visionary, saw the movie and said that she did not like it.
- GoofsThe narrator opened the scene at Fatima saying, "Here we are in the mountain village of Fatima on Sunday, May 15, 1917." That Sunday was on the 13th of the month, and the lady asked the children to return for six months in succession on the 13th day to the Cova da Iria, as the movie indicates.
- Quotes
Francisco Marto: Don't you believe in God?
Hugo da Silva: Let's just say that God doesn't believe in me.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Fatima (1984)
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Simplified version of events is sincere attempt to tell the story...
Missing the mark is this MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF FATIMA, although a sincere attempt has been made to tell the story without too many additions or over-dramatizing of actual events. Even Max Steiner's busy background score is not enough to overcome the many flaws evident in the telling.
The simple truth is that none of it comes to life as vividly as THE SONG OF BERNADETTE managed to do during the previous decade, with its nuanced understanding of the various political events that shaped the period. Here the political elements are seen simply as a repression of all things pertaining to religion and oppression of The Catholic Church by the authorities in Portugal in a sort of paranoia about Communism.
To be fair, this tale of children seeing The Virgin Mary and stirring up the wrath of unbelievers is told in a straightforward manner without any name stars or over-dramatizing of the actual events. And the only marquee name is GILBERT ROLAND whose role is that of a fictional rogue who helps the children when they need some aid.
But the children are not quite up to the task demanded of them by the screenplay (nor are they as appealing as they ought to be) and the script never matches the soaring religiosity of Steiner's musical themes. The climactic spinning of the sun for the miracle sequence is well done even though this was long before CGI effects were available.
On the technical side, the Warnercolor badly needs restoration. It has a muddy look that surely is not intentional nor the way it looked when the film was originally released.
Overall, a fairly accurate re-telling of events but not as inspirational as it should have been. Hopefully, it will prompt those who don't know the Fatima story to do some research of their own.
The simple truth is that none of it comes to life as vividly as THE SONG OF BERNADETTE managed to do during the previous decade, with its nuanced understanding of the various political events that shaped the period. Here the political elements are seen simply as a repression of all things pertaining to religion and oppression of The Catholic Church by the authorities in Portugal in a sort of paranoia about Communism.
To be fair, this tale of children seeing The Virgin Mary and stirring up the wrath of unbelievers is told in a straightforward manner without any name stars or over-dramatizing of the actual events. And the only marquee name is GILBERT ROLAND whose role is that of a fictional rogue who helps the children when they need some aid.
But the children are not quite up to the task demanded of them by the screenplay (nor are they as appealing as they ought to be) and the script never matches the soaring religiosity of Steiner's musical themes. The climactic spinning of the sun for the miracle sequence is well done even though this was long before CGI effects were available.
On the technical side, the Warnercolor badly needs restoration. It has a muddy look that surely is not intentional nor the way it looked when the film was originally released.
Overall, a fairly accurate re-telling of events but not as inspirational as it should have been. Hopefully, it will prompt those who don't know the Fatima story to do some research of their own.
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- Die Heilige von Fatima
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952) officially released in India in English?
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