The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima

The Miracle Of Our Lady Of Fatima is a feature length film made in 1952.

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It was promoted as a fact-based treatment of the events surrounding the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in 1917.

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It starred Gilbert Roland as a fictional character named Hugo, a kindly but agnostic friend of the three children, who rediscovered his faith in God through the Solar Miracle of Fatima.

Related Topics:
Gilbert Roland - Solar Miracle of Fatima

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Much of the movie seems derivative of 1943's The Song of Bernadette starring Jennifer Jones, especially a scene in which Lucia goes to her mother during the night and tearfully promises she won't visit the site of the visions anymore. An almost identical scene occurs close to the beginning of Song Of Bernadette, and there are other similarities. As Bernadette Soubirous and the Fatima children came from similar, rural, sheep herding backgrounds, there were of course coincidental resemblences in their lives and experiences.

Related Topics:
The Song of Bernadette - Jennifer Jones - Bernadette Soubirous - Sheep

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The movie does tell the basic story of the visions correctly, but errs in many significant ways - starting right at the beginning, when it claims the first vision occurred on May 15, rather than May 13. This change was made simply in order to depict the piety of the townspeople by showing crowds streaming out of morning Mass. In addition, the depiction of Communist control of the Portuguese government and authority over the Catholic Church is exaggerated, in order to illustrate the strong anti-Communist message which Sister Lucia reported receiving from the Blessed Mother.

Related Topics:
May 13 - Mass - Communist - Portuguese - Sister Lucia

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