Life of Saint Charbel (1966)

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Release Date

23 Dec, 1966

Runtime

01:45: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Charbel: A Light in the Cedars

Lebanese film directed by Nicolas Abou Samah, starring Father Youssef Mouannès and other Maronite friars. In 2022, in the interview given by Father Mouannes talking about the film, they continued to be a reference in Lebanon. He says that no special effects were applied in recording the striking scenes, such as the miracle of the light bulb and the different seasons of the year filmed in their natural succession. The realism of the film ended up occurring in an accident in the final scenes, where the priests carrying a stretcher slipped and knocked the actor into a frozen pond, damaging his lungs to this day.

Original Title

حياة القديس شربل

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