A nameless priest is a fugitive in a Latin American country where religion is outlawed. Another fugitive, a murderous bandit dubbed "El Gringo", comes to town. He and a beautiful Indian woman conspire to help the priest escape. Taken to safety, he is then convinced by a police informant to return to the town on the pretense that "El Gringo" is dying and wishes to have last rites. The priest is captured and sentenced to death, but forgives the informant for betraying him. The priest's death brings an outpouring of public grief and shows the authorities that it's impossible to stamp out religion as long as it exists in people's hearts and minds.
Directed by
John Ford; Emilio Fernández (uncredited).
Written by
Graham Greene (novel "The Power and The Glory"); Dudley Nichols (writer).
Starring
Henry Fonda (A Fugitive); Dolores del Rio (An Indian Woman); Pedro Armendáriz (A Lieutenant of Police (as Pedro Armendariz)); J. Carrol Naish (A Police Informer); Leo Carrillo (Chief of Police); Ward Bond (James Calvert, aka 'El Gringo'); Robert Armstrong (Police sergeant); John Qualen (A Refugee Doctor); Fortunio Bonanova (The Governor's Cousin); Chris-Pin Martin (An Organ-Grinder (as Cris-Pin Martin)); Miguel Inclán (A Hostage (as Miguel Inclan)); Fernando Fernández (A Singer (as Fernando Fernandez)). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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