Born Again (film)
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Duration Language English | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Biography, Drama Screenplay Walter Bloch Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 1978 (1978-10) Cast (Charles W Colson), , (Patty Colson), (Judge Gerhard Gesell), (Tom Phillips) Similar movies Related Irving Rapper movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born Again is a 1978 American biographical film depicting the involvement of Charles W. Colson in the Watergate scandal, his subsequent conversion to Christianity, and his prison term stemming from Watergate. It starred Dean Jones as Colson, Anne Francis as his wife, Dana Andrews as Tom Phillips, Harry Spillman as President Nixon, former Senator Harold Hughes as himself, and George Brent in his final film. The director was old Hollywood classic filmmaker Irving Rapper, and the film was released by Avco Embassy Pictures. The cinematography was by Harry Stradling Jr.
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The film's title theme song "Born Again", with music by Les Baxter and lyrics by Craig Johnson, was sung by Larnelle Harris.
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Summary
As President Richard Nixon's Special Counsel, Colson had his own office in the White House, power and prestige. After Watergate he had a prison record… and a strong faith. Colson, played by Dean Jones, pleads guilty to Watergate-related charges and is sent to prison. The experience leaves him radically changed, and he decides to establish Prison Fellowship – a ministry that now reaches around the world.
Cast
Release
The world premiere of Born Again was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on September 24, 1978; in attendance at the premiere were Charles Colson, actors Dean Jones and Jay Robinson, associate producer Paul Temple and former senator Harold Hughes.
Two hundred prints of the film were released over a series of two-week periods in three successive regional waves:
The film's producers partnered with a religious public relations expert to promote the film in the Christian community nationwide. The outreach campaign included premieres to benefit Colson’s charity, Prison Fellowship.
Reception
Jones's performance was well received.
From the TV Guide review: "In Born Again Colson (played by Jones) realizes the error of his ways and is born again. His faith sustains him through his prison term. In this sympathetic script Colson emerges as an innocent who is drawn into the devious machinations of Washington without his actually engaging in anything untoward."
DVD release
On January 13, 2009, a 30th anniversary edition of the film was released on DVD in Region 1 by Crown Movie Classics.
References
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