Recently moved to upstate new york from the comfort of their vermont homestead, the benjamin steed family makes their way into the establish. American zion trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. Lunds epic series the work and the glory now brings a pivotal moment in american history to the big screen. The first movie was dreamlike, ethereal, almost idyllic. Watch the work and the glory online stream full movie. The storyline is based on a volunteer infantry from massachusetts that fought during. Glory stands as matthew brodericks best performance, but also features great performances from denzel washington, morgan freeman and cary elwes and one of the best conclusions to a war film ever. The first novel is titled pillar of light and so the film is sometimes given that prefix pillar of light.
Unless otherwise noted, the information below is from the dvd release of the film. It chronicles the birth and early growth of mormonism through the fictional steed family. The work and the glory collection the movie database tmdb. The work and the glory, but the prefix does not appear anywhere in the film itself. Those heroes were the allblack members of the 54th regiment of the massachusetts volunteer infantry, headed by col. The work and the glory is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by russell holt and starring sam hennings, brenda strong, eric johnson, alexander carroll, tiffany dupont, and jonathan scarfe. This is a must see movie for any student of mormonism to evaluate the character of joseph smith according to the mormon church, since his character can never be altered even in a fictional film. Lunds best selling series, the work and the glory is a moving love story set against the backdrop of religious intolerance on the american frontier of the early 1800s. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The work and the glory series of books are absolutely fantastic.
President nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. States of grace, the home teachers, out of step, the singles 2nd ward, wayward. I had anticipated not only being informed but aquiring further understanding of the next. With more than two million copies sold, the second volume of gerald n. Jan 10, 2014 president nelson grandfathers visit from the other side of the veil and family history work duration. It was well acted and the production was good, i just found the story line disappointing. Glory is a beautifully shot movie and one of my favourite war movies ever. Apr 29, 2009 a couple of film trailers for 2 welldone historical dramas one about the early beginnings of the organization of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Lunds best selling series, the work and the glory is a moving love story set against the backdrop of religious intolerance. American zion sets the story of the fictional steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the mormon peoples move into the west. Watch the work and the glory 2004 online full length. The full film is 222 minutes, grouped in 15 episodes, and divided into two main parts.
Recently moved to upstate new york from the comfort of their vermont homestead, the benjamin steed family makes their way into the established social structure of palmyra. In november of 1833, the state of missouri turned a blind eye as hundreds of its peaceful inhabitants were hunted down and driven from their homes in the dead of night. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. A familys hired hand is at the center of religious controversy in the 19th century. An alcoholic mother nancy fondriest, a power hungry father. Soon joshua is tangled in a web of rumors, deception and betrayal that threatens to tear his family apart. The work and the glory is well filmed with great attention to historical detail, except where it counts.
Theres no denying theres a compelling movie in the life of the founder of the mormon church, and theres also no denying that the work and the glory is not that film. Amazons choice recommends highly rated and wellpriced products. Simply put, the heroes involved have been ignored by history due to racism. Robert gould shaw matthew broderick is offered command of the united states first allafricanamerican regiment, the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry. Loosely based on the letters of union commander col. Joshua steed returns to missouri a wealthy man with a beautiful wife. Stream full movie the work and the glory online now. Morning glory free full movie drama romance christopher reeve duration. The work and the glory is based upon a series of novels by the same name. It tells the story of the fictional steed family in the 1820s and their struggles trying to adopt the new mormon religion, and it explores their relationship with their community, with its founder.
Matthew broderick, denzel washington, morgan freeman, cary. Jan 08, 2016 the work and the glory american zion 2005 part 117 film o. But behind the closed doors of his bethesda, maryland home, kurts life is far from perfect. Against this impending strife, a young man with a divine vision leads a people against the aggression of an antihero with a. After watching the work and the glory i, i had huge expections for this film.
The true story of how the church of latter day saints made its way to the american west in search of a home free from persecution informs this historical drama, based on the novel by gerald n. American zion 2005 starring sam hennings and brenda strong on dvd and bluray. The work and the glory 2004 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch the work and the glory online stream full movie directv. The work and the glory is a mormon movie about joseph smith and how the book of mormon came to be. A couple of film trailers for 2 welldone historical dramas one about the early beginnings of the organization of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Bobby joe richard thomas to take over the family ministry and sustain the high ratings garnered by his charismatic father. They keep the reader entertained while spelling out a lot of lds history. Glory is a celebration of a littleknown act of mass courage during the civil war. With jason burkey, chelsie casagrande, jeanpaul chreky, danny cornett. The king fulfills his plan episodes 915 king of glory. With junior officer cabot forbes cary elwes, shaw puts together a strong and proud unit, including the escaped slave trip denzel washington and the wise gravedigger john rawlins morgan freeman.
Watch the work and the glory online free onlinefreecinema recently moved to upstate new york from the comfort of their vermont homestead, the benjamin steed family makes their way into the established social structure of. It is important to remember that they are fiction and not let the happenings of the steed family influence your understanding of the history of the church, but even through their fictional eyes, there is a lot to be learned about the lds church and its. Experience the tragedies and triumphs of the steed family amid the raging controversy that surrounds the teachings of one of the most influential religious leaders in american history. I loved the books, and the first 2 movies were good, but this last one though enjoyable, strayed to far from the books and tried to put to much into one short movie. Robert gould shaw matthew broderick, the son of an influential abolitionist played by an uncredited jane alexander. For three years families have experienced together the tragedies and triumphs that surrounded joseph smith and a vision that would change the world. The steeds, throughout the series, meet and come to know many of the prominent early church members well. Rogers criticism is essentially accurate, even if in 1989 a period satirized so effectively by robert altman with the. This movie has some well known hollywood actors including denzel washington, morgan freeman, and matthew broderick. Shaw, this academy awardwinning drama follows the first group of africanamericans to serve in combat during the civil war and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war. With sam hennings, brenda strong, eric johnson, alexander carroll. American zion was the sequel to the 2004 film the work and the. The work and the glory on dvd may 3, 2005 starring sam hennings, eric johnson, tiffany dupont, brenda strong. This movie is based on the first novel by gerald n.
The movie mentions nothing, for example, about smiths involvement in divination, an occult practice condemned strongly by god in the bible. Lund in the ninepart the work and the glory series. The story of the mormon pioneers 18301890 full movie 1990 duration. Yul brynner and deborah kerr perform shall we dance from the king and i duration. In their attempt to settle peacefully into the new community, they discover that the help they have hired to clear their land is at. Against this impending strife, a young man with a divine vision leads a people against the aggression of an anti.
Lund, the work and the glory blends highpowered fiction with true events from the life of joseph smith. Glory 1989 allmovie movies and films database movie. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. I saw glory twice at the theater when it was first released in 1989, amazed to see an actual period film, something that seemed increasingly rare, and thrilled to see a work honor such unsung heroism in american history. The story of smith is fictionalized to include a pioneer family that is divided because of smiths false, nonchristian teachings about god, jesus christ and christian church history. The work and the glory is a ninepart novel series by gerald n. In the years leading to napoleons invasion, members of the russian aristocracy face a myriad of personal tragedies. The work and the glory is a 2004 historical fiction drama film directed by russell holt. The work and the glory american zion 2005 part 117 film o. The movie, the work and the glory, the work and the glory ii.
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