Title: The Power and the Glory
Content: The Power and the Glory The Power and the Glory (1940) is a novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord's Prayer: "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen." It was initially published in the United States under the title The Labyrinthine Ways. Greene's novel tells the story of a renegade Roman Catholic 'whisky priest' (a term coined by Greene) living in the Mexican state of Tabasco in the 1930s, a time when the Mexican government was attempting to

Title: The Power and the Glory
Content: acted by Paul Scofield, and in 1958 at the Phoenix Theatre in New York City. The dramatization was "Play of the Week" on US television in 1959, with James Donald as the priest. A highly acclaimed 1961 US television version, released theatrically overseas, featured Laurence Olivier in the role. "The Power and the Glory" was somewhat controversial and, in 1953, Cardinal Bernard Griffin of Westminster summoned Greene and read him a pastoral letter condemning the novel. According to Greene:The Archbishop of Westminster read me a letter from the Holy Office condemning my novel because it was "paradoxical" and "dealt with

Title: The Power and the Glory (1961 film)
Content: The Power and the Glory (1961 film) The Power and the Glory is a 1961 American TV film based on the novel "The Power and the Glory" by Graham Greene. It was produced by David Susskind for Talent Associates-Paramount. The production was shot for American TV but also distributed theatrically overseas. It was Olivier's second performance for American television following an acclaimed production of "The Moon and Sixpence" which won him an Emmy. Playwright Dale Wassterman wrote the script in seven days. David Susskind originally wanted Richard Burton to co star with Olivier. The project was announced in April 1961

Title: Graham Greene
Content: This provoked Twentieth Century Fox to sue, prompting Greene to live in Mexico until after the trial was over. While in Mexico, Greene developed the ideas for "The Power and the Glory". Greene originally divided his fiction into two genres (which he described as "entertainments" and "novels"): thrillers—often with notable philosophic edges—such as "The Ministry of Fear"; and literary works—on which he thought his literary reputation would rest—such as "The Power and the Glory." Greene had a history of depression, which had a profound effect on his writing and personal life. In a letter to his wife, Vivien, he told

Title: The Power and the Glory (1933 film)
Content: The Power and the Glory (1933 film) The Power and the Glory is a 1933 pre-Code film starring Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore, written by Preston Sturges, and directed by William K. Howard. The picture's screenplay was Sturges' first script, which he delivered complete in the form of a finished shooting script, for which he received $17,500 ($ today) and a percentage of the profits. Profit-sharing arrangements, now a common practice in Hollywood, were then unusual and gained Sturges much attention. The film, told through flashbacks, was cited by Pauline Kael in her essay "Raising Kane", as a prototype for

Question: Who wrote the novel The Power and The Glory?
Answer: Graham Greene