Brigham (film)

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Brigham
Directed byTom McGowan
Written byPhilip Yordan
Produced bySamuel Bronston
Music by Lex de Azevedo
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryUnited States

Brigham is a 1977 American film which is a biopic of American religious figure Brigham Young, directed by Tom McGowan from a script by Philip Yordan.

The film starred Maurice Grandmaison as Brigham Young, and Richard Moll as Joseph Smith. In a 1988 interview, Yordan recalled he had written the film for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. [1] In fact, the film was not commissioned or funded by the Church, but produced independently by Church member David Yeaman and released by Sunset Films. [2]

The movie was released in 1977 and was poorly received[ citation needed ]. It was re-released as The New Brigham, and again in 1983 as Savage Journey. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Philip Yordan: The Chameleon. Interview by Pat McGilligan". publishing.cdlib.org. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  2. ↑ J. Michael Hunter: Mormons and Popular Culture, Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO, 2012. December 5, 2012. ISBN   9780313391682.
  3. ↑ "Brigham". Mormon Literature and Creative Arts.


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