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Witnesses

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For nearly 200 years, skeptics and critics have attempted to explain away what David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris claimed--that they had seen angels and hefted golden metal plates containing ancient inscriptions. Now, for the first time, their amazing untold true story comes to the big screen in the family film event of the year--WITNESSES. Featuring a world-class cast, WITNESSES has been hailed as the most significant and ambitious film dealing with the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the translation of the Book of Mormon ever made. Directed by Mark Goodman, the film explores how Harris, Cowdery and Whitmer became known as the Three Witnesses and how, to their dying days, they defended their testimonies even when faced with threatening mobs, ridicule, and betrayal by friends and family.
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Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 07/17/2021
5.5/10
I recommend it for members of the church that want to learn more about these key players in church history but that's about it. Go to Full Review
Sean P. Means The Movie Cricket 06/23/2021
2.5/4
One might wish that [the filmmakers] had kept [Joseph] Smith an enigmatic side character, and focused more on how these three followers persevered in his wake. Go to Full Review
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Steven 07/30/2021 I thought it was a fair depiction of early church history See more Kathe 07/23/2021 I thought it faithfully represented the story of the three witnesses. See more Steven F 07/17/2021 Excellent movie. Great for the family. See more Paul B 07/14/2021 really enjoyed the movie. It portrayed the events well. Recommend it. See more Cynthia 07/11/2021 This was a wonderful retelling of true events. Well done and inspiring. See more Josh 07/10/2021 Very moving depiction of the three witnesses of the Book or Mormon. It was good to learn more about them, and see the faults of the good people God used to restore His church See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis For nearly 200 years, skeptics and critics have attempted to explain away what David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris claimed--that they had seen angels and hefted golden metal plates containing ancient inscriptions. Now, for the first time, their amazing untold true story comes to the big screen in the family film event of the year--WITNESSES. Featuring a world-class cast, WITNESSES has been hailed as the most significant and ambitious film dealing with the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the translation of the Book of Mormon ever made. Directed by Mark Goodman, the film explores how Harris, Cowdery and Whitmer became known as the Three Witnesses and how, to their dying days, they defended their testimonies even when faced with threatening mobs, ridicule, and betrayal by friends and family.
Director
Mark Goodman
Producer
Russell D. Richins
Screenwriter
Mitch Davis
Distributor
Purdie Distribution
Production Co
RedBrick Filmworks
Rating
PG
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 4, 2021, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$853.5K
Runtime
1h 50m
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