Heart of a Servant: The Father Flanagan Story

October. 08,2024

Rating：

5.5

Genre：

History Documentary

Keywords：

Biography World War Ii Injustice

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Father Edward J. Flanagan is a familiar name to many Americans, often for the Oscar-winning 1938 film starring Spencer Tracy about Flanagan’s groundbreaking child welfare organization. But the story extends far beyond that, to a man whose name and legacy are still well-known as far as Germany and Japan. Flanagan gained influence and admiration over the course of his life from Presidents, CEOs, celebrities and more, but none mattered more to him than that of the children for whom he tirelessly worked. A sobering reminder of this was during WWII, as Flanagan saw droves of former Boys Town citizens go off to war. In fact, so many former Boys Town boys named Flanagan as their next of kin that the American War Dads Association named him as America’s No. 1 War Dad.

Jonathan Roumie as Narrator (voice)

Spencer Tracy as Fr. Edward Flanagan (archive footage)

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Reviews

Titreenp

2024/10/08

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

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Robert Joyner

2024/10/09

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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Jemima

2024/10/10

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

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Fleur

2024/10/11

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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