The Bells of St. Mary's(Movie, 1945)

Name: The Bells of St. Mary's
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1945
Duration: T02:6:00
Rating: 3.5

| 2h 6min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 52 votes)

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) is an American musical comedy-drama film, produced and directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Written by Dudley Nichols and based on a story by McCarey, the film is about a priest and a nun who, despite their good-natured rivalry, try to save their school from being shut down. The character Father O'Malley had been previously portrayed by Crosby in the 1944 film Going My Way, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor. The film was produced by Leo McCarey's production company, Rainbow Productions. The Bells of St. Mary's received a leading 8 nominations at the 18th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (for McCarey), Best Actor (Crosby) and Best Actress (Bergman), and won Best Sound Recording. ()

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Awards & Nominations for The Bells of St. Mary's

Academy Award for Best Sound nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound

About The Bells of St. Mary's

Father O'Malley is sent to St. Mary's, a run-down parochial school on the verge of condemnation. He and Sister Benedict work together in an attempt to save the school, though their differing methods often lead to good-natured disagreements.

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Trailer for The Bells of St. Mary's + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Trailer The Bells of St Mary's -1945- (Re issue Trailer)(Trailer, 1:58)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: RKO Radio Pictures, Republic Pictures, Rainbow Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 12/27/1945

Cast: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan, Una O'Connor, Rhys Williams, Martha Sleeper, Ruth Donnelly, Joan Carroll, Edna May Wonacott, Minerva Urecal

Director: Leo McCarey

Producer: Leo McCarey

Screenwriter: Dudley Nichols

Executive Producer: Leo McCarey

Film Editor: Harry Marker

Director of Photography: George Barnes

Composer: Robert E. Dolan

Costume designer: Edith Head

Production Designer: William Flannery

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Le campane di Santa Maria"

Keywords: catholic, nun, church, school, black and white, priest

Revenue: 21,300,000 USD

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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1944 Going My Way

1945 The Bells of St. Mary's

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