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Binding: DVD
EAN: 0897079001072
Format: NTSC
Label: Ignatius Press
Manufacturer: Ignatius Press
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 01, 2005
Running Time: 74 minutes
Sales Rank: 17000
Studio: Ignatius Press
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Product Description:
A beautiful, touching story based on the book by Paul Gallico about a young Italian boy in Assisi who travels to Rome to ask the Pope's permission to let him take his dying donkey to the tomb of St. Francis to pray for a miraculous cure. Shot on site in Assisi and Rome.
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Sweet, forgotten children's classic
This is a charming, but saccharine sweet and silly movie about a little boy, his sick donkey, a friendly old priest, and the power of faith. It's heart-warming, very funny and contains perhaps the greatest (and most hilarious) cinematic illustration of the power of persistent prayer (Luke 18:1-8) that I have ever seen. Even though this movie was only made 35 years ago, you'll feel like you're in a time machine. It's a rare thing these days to see Catholicism treated sympathetically on film, and ... Read More
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