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This is a list of films condemned by the National Legion of Decency, a United States Catholic organization. The National Legion of Decency was established in 1933 and reorganized in 1965 as the National Catholic Office for Motion Pictures (NCOMP). Under each of these names, it rated films according to their suitability for viewing, assigning a ...
The 45 movies are divided equally into three categories—religion, values, and art—with no order of importance placed on the films. The council was careful not to regard the films on the list as the "best", or most important, saying: "not all that deserve mention are included".
1960 June 17 Richard Brooks Francis of Assisi: 1961 July 12 Michael Curtiz: King of Kings: 1961 October 20 Nicholas Ray: Jnaanasundari: 1961 December 21 K. S. Sethumadhavan: Barabbas: 1961 December 23 Richard Fleischer: Satan Never Sleeps: 1962 July 12 Leo McCarey: Snapaka Yohannan: 1963 March 31 P. Subramaniam: Lilies of the Field: 1963 ...
Professor James Skinner wrote that by the late 1950s and early to mid-1960s, the Legion was beginning to lose its influence both within Hollywood and within the Catholic Church. Skinner noted that in some cases, young Catholics throughout the country saw a “C” rating as a reason to see a particular film.
The Vatican Film Library was instituted by Pope John XXIII on November 16, 1959, with the aim of collecting and preserving films and recorded television programs on the life of the Catholic Church. It was initially entrusted to the then Pontifical Commission for Cinematography, which in 1964 became the Pontifical Commission for Social ...
Films about Catholicism, involving the Catholic Church, which maintains that it practises the original Christian faith taught by the apostles, preserving the faith infallibly through scripture and sacred tradition as authentically interpreted through the magisterium of the church. Catholicism portal; Film portal
Following is a list of highest-grossing religious films Grosses presented here are worldwide box office receipts. Films must have surpass $1 million. Films must have surpass $1 million. Rank
Pages in category "Films critical of the Catholic Church" The following 62 pages are in this category, out of 62 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .