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The Song Of Bernadette (1943)

In mid-19th-century France, teenaged peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous (Oscar-winning Jennifer Jones) stunned her community, and outraged local religious authority, with her claims of a holy vision within a Lourdes grotto. Her belief never wavered in the face of persecution, and her resolution led to the site’s recognition as a shrine. Vincent Price, Charles Bickford, Gladys Cooper, and Lee J. Cobb co-star; based on the novel by Franz Werfel. 156 min. BW/Rtg: NR

David And Bathsheba (1951)

The Biblical tale of forbidden love and betrayal is given Hollywood’s epic treatment, with an all-star cast that includes Gregory Peck as the troubled second King of Israel, David, and Susan Hayward as Bathsheba, the beautiful soldier’s wife who becomes the object of his attraction. The pair enters into a forbidden and come to face the discontent of the Jewish people. Raymond Massey, Jayne Meadows, Kieron Moore co-star; directed by Henry King. 116 min. C/Rtg: NR

The Story Of Ruth (1960)

Affecting Hollywood religious drama inspired by the Biblical book stars teenaged Israeli actress Elana Eden as the idolatrous Moabite whose affection for the Judean artisan Mahlon (Tom Tryon) brought her to renounce her beliefs and convert to Judaism. Left widowed after Mahlon’s persecution, she journeyed to his family in Bethlehem, and her determined quest for their acceptance won the heart of his kinsman Boaz (Stuart Whitman). Peggy Wood, Viveca Lindfors, Jeff Morrow also star. 131 min. C/Rtg: NR