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RUNTIME
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Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Pilgrim's Progress
1978 1h 12m EN
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7.3
SOLID
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5.3
IMDB
★7.3TMDB · 46★5.3IMDB · 348
AdventureDrama
Synopsis
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Journey with Pilgrim to the Celestial City, as John Bunyan's famous allegory leaps from its pages into movie from. You'll experience the Slough of Despond, the Hill of Difficulty, Vanity Fair; Meet Pliable, Mr. Obstinate, Worldly Wiseman, Evangelist, Mr. Interpreter, and Pilgrim's constant foe, Apollyon. Follow Pilgrim to the Cross, where he finds real sanctification. A powerful visualization of the Christian life.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Peter Thomas
Pilgrim / Christian
Liam Neeson
Evangelist / Mr. Goodwill / Mr. Interpreter / Jesus Christ
Maurice O'Callaghan
Apollyon / Mr. Obstinate / Wordly Wiseman / Prince
Ronnie Irvine
Pliable
David Huntley
Stella McCusker
George Beverly Shea
Narrator
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ken Anderson
- Writers
- Ken Anderson
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Northern Ireland
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Pilgrim's Progress Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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ERA
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ken Anderson, shot by Roger Boller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Tim Simonec. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Peter Thomas and Liam Neeson and Maurice O'Callaghan carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0359836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ken Anderson directs. Roger Boller behind the camera. Tim Simonec scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Northern Ireland. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 72-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Part of the "Pilgrim's Progress Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 5Directed by Ken Anderson, shot by Roger Boller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Tim Simonec. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Peter Thomas and Liam Neeson and Maurice O'Callaghan carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0359836 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 46 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Roger Boller
- Original score
- Tim Simonec
- Runtime
- 72 min · 1h 12m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB rating
- 5.3/10 · 348 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Part of
Pilgrim's Progress Collection
Ken Anderson's late-70s adaptation of the book of the same name.
Also by
Ken Anderson
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Production companies
Who made it
- KE
Ken Anderson Films
US
Key crew
- ProducerKen Anderson
- BookJohn Bunyan
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1978-04-05
