The Detective (1954)
Directed by Robert Hamer
Genres - Mystery, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Detective Film |
Release Date - Jun 8, 1954 (USA - Unknown), Nov 1, 1954 (USA) |
Run Time - 91 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Alec Guinness stars as Father Brown, full-time priest and part-time sleuth, in this comic mystery based on the character created by novelist G.K. Chesterton. When Father Brown is entrusted with transporting a valuable religious artifact from London to Rome, he's understandably upset when it's stolen from him. Brown has reason to believe that a notorious international thief lifted the cross he was carrying, and the good Father finds himself on a dual-purpose mission: to recover the stolen goods and to compel the thief to repent before God. The supporting cast includes Peter Finch, Joan Greenwood, and Cecil Parker as the Bishop.
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law-enforcement, bad-guy, con/scam, good-guy, investigation, opal, police, priest, pursuit, robbery