Marriott foundation, set up by the late mormon hotel magnate. The prophet joseph smith delivered the following discourse before about twenty thousand saints at the april conference of the church, 1844, being the funeral sermon of elder king follett. Temple runner commercial, devin grahamsupertramp productions, best boy electric. I would have preferred if they had showed a more accurate portrayal of his personality. If this is the same as the cassette version i bought about 20 years ago, there are 8 different talks entitled first vision and its aftermath, spiritual gifts, josephs personality and character, joseph smith and trial, kirtland temple, doctrinal development and nauvoo. They portrayed him as very somber, serious, and eventempered. Yet this american frontier prophet of the early 1800s found little honor and eventual martyrdom at the hands of an angry mob in his own country.
The somewhat sanitized documentary american prophet. Joseph smith, american prophet dvd in inspirational. The people who are actually making the films are essentially the same folks minus lee groberg, although hes friendly who made the joseph smith. American prophet, chronicles the life and death of mormonisms.
Buy a cheap copy of joseph smith the prophet book by truman g. A prophet, according to the old and new testament, relies on revelation from god to teach the people, and not on his own wisdom or. The book covers the period of smiths life up until 1831. Includes interviews with historians some of them mormon and lds officers and elders. Ncaa march madness round 1, post gamer interview camera operator joseph smithamerican prophet. Latterday saints believe that contemporary revelation from god is always important, and a necessary part of gods plan, and that any group or time that lacks such guidance is in apostasy. Who was this joseph smith, and what was it about his remarkable life story that inspired such impassioned rancor or unflinching loyalty and even reverence. Prophet of the restoration full movie 2005 duration. When so many were looking for answers to questions larger than life, says. Groberg films produces and develops family oriented projects for various clients around the world. The evidence is irrefutable and anyone who is willing to examine this will see that joseph smith was a false prophet.
Joseph smith s death, however, did not halt the work of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, one of the fastestgrowing religions in the world today, with more than ten million members. I really didnt want to because i really dont like being filmed, but considering mormon women stand also encouraged me to share my testimony of the prophet right around the same time, it was a good opportunity to ponder and record my thoughts. Sonorously narrated by gregory peck, american prophet sketches a fascinating profile but it veers into hagiography. Pbs presentation of a documentary about joseph smith, funded by a mormon. Joseph smith 180544, the founder of the mormon church, is profiled. It is also set in the historical context of the amarna period of ancient egypt. The prophet of the restoration focuses on some of the events during the life of joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, which was both filmed and distributed by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. Come see the new movie at the joseph smith memorial building. It was a volatile time for this fledgling american born religion, but amidst a state governors order for their extermination, to their expulsion to a new settlement on the mississippi, joseph smith formed a church, which survived and flourished and remains today, one of the major christian religions in american with a worldwide population. American prophet tv movie 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The making of a prophet is a biography of the formative years of the founder of mormonism written by dan vogel. With john foss, anna daines, casey elliott, tom nacy warner. This 2017 narrative beautifully portrays the rich details of his life, the founding of the lds church and its early history in new york, ohio, and illinois.
Recently my neighbor asked me to share my testimony of joseph smith in one sentence for a video he was making. This one the result of truman madsen s deep love for the prophet and years of research illuminates specific facets. Joseph smith american prophet new documentary trailer. Yet this frontier prophet of the early 1800s found little honor and eventual martyrdom at thehands of an angry mob in his own country. The film american prophet directed by jasmine rivera shows at the east lansing film festival nov 916 2017 on friday, november 10th. The film american prophet directed by jasmine rivera shows at the east lansing film festival nov 916 2017 on friday, november 10th at 7pm in wells hall at michigan state university.
Yet this american frontier prophet of the early 1800s found little honor and eventual martyrdom at the hands. When he was 24, smith published the book of mormon. We did it doctor drama style like ive done the last three shows of that on and i think we got it right all the old version, as your standard. Watch joseph smith american prophet online vimeo on. Joseph smiths death, however, did not halt the work of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, one of the fastestgrowing religions in the world today, with more than ten million members.
Joseph smith american prophet reveals a new comprehensive history of this revered figure. He laid the foundation of mormonism and his story cannot be minimized. After receiving the messages from god, joseph smith became the prophet and the restorer of the church. Joseph smith, the prophet of the restoration and founder of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present with millions of global adherents. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Old joseph smith pbs documentary remade into new docudrama. Because it was done for pbs television, we have to be balanced. The bottom line has been that joseph smith is a very hard individual to explain because he was either very brilliant or inspired and taught by god or both. Specializing pbs national broadcasts our subjects have been as diverse as george frideric handel and his magnum opus messiah to john browning, founder and inventor of browning arms. One of rubbos earliest film roles was as a wrestler in the critically acclaimed 1982 robin williams comedydrama the world according to garp.
In addition, citing journal entries and scholarly interviews, audiences will see dramatized scenes of joseph translating the book of mormon by looking at a seer stone in a hat, being pulled out of his home at night to be tarred and feathered, shivering in the liberty jail, speaking to his. Narrated by the late academy awardwinning actor gregory peck, a 90minute documentary, joseph smith. The latterday saints mormons hold as among the first and most important principles of their religion, on which all the rest is based, that the founder of their church, joseph smith jr. Hear from lee groberg, director of joseph smith american prophet, about his incredible and miraculous experiences taking on this film. Joseph joe rubbo is an american film actor and television producer best known for his performance as david in the 1982 comingofage comedydrama the last american virgin. This movie is to show how wonderful the prophet joseph smith jr. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
More testimonies of the prophet joseph smith latterday. Review american prophet is all about proselytizing and not exactly a balanced look at smiths life. If you havent seen it, youre in for a delightful experience. Joseph smith an american prophet by john henry evans. Insights to the prophets life, interviews with modern apostles, historical. Richard dutcher, who directed and starred in gods army and brigham city, announced with simpson in april 2001 that he would film a biography of joseph smith, titled the prophet. Join academy awardwinner gregory peck for a look at this inspiring story. Joseph smith the prophet, an album by rob gardner on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Director lee groberg discusses joseph smith american prophet. He discusses a number of gospel subjects, including the being and kind of being god is and the immortality of the intelligence of man. Mark goodman have remade the 1999 documentary joseph smith.
Since joseph smith was a false prophet then by logical conclusion the so called restored church he organized is not of god. Vogel casts smith in the role of a magician, who perhaps believes in his own ability to perform magic while using fraud to support his position. Some pbs stations including kbyu will air mormonpromoting joseph smith film. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The leading contenders were sidney rigdon, brigham young, and james strang. The majority of latter day saints elected to follow youngs leadership, but. And the office of thy calling shall be for a comfort unto my servant, joseph smith, jun. Each filmmaker who undertakes telling his story by dramatic medium is faced with the challenge of finding a suitable actor to play the. Joseph smith was known to be a very passionate, emotional, laughterfilled individual. Joseph smith was a prophet and a powerful witness of christ. Joseph accomplished so much for the lord, in such a very short time. Joseph smith had asked god when he was fourteen years old and with his newfound abilities, he was able to withstand any miserable event that would accrue in his life. With nathan mitchell, tayva patch, rick macy, david nibley.
When so many were looking for answers to questions larger than life, says narrator gregory peck, smith said that he had. Truman madsen has done extensive research on the history and major events in the prophet joseph smiths life. Please join academy award winner gregory peck for a fascinating look. A motion picture about the life and legacy of joseph smith, the founding prophet of the church of jesus. The film will be shown on pbs channels around the country in october.
Who was this joseph smith, and what was it about his remarkable life story that inspired such. This is a film about the life and legacy of joseph smith, founding prophet of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, is being shown in the legacy theater of the joseph smith memorial building joseph smith the prophet of the restoration has been produced under the direction of the first presidency as part of the church. A pbs docudrama of the life of mormon leader some believe prophet joseph smith 180544. The new film joseph smith american prophet has inspired lives and strengthened testimonies since its release last fall. Telling the story of joseph smith on film has been the ambition of many artists for a long time. A documentary produced in 1999 by award winning producerdirector lee grober. This reboot of the 1999 pbs production narrated by the late great actor gregory peck, includes new material and scenes that bring insight into the prophets life. Yet this frontier prophet of the early 1800s found little honor and eventual martyrdom at the hands of an angry mob in his own country. The succession crisis in the latter day saint movement occurred after the death of joseph smith, the movements founder, on june 27, 1844 for roughly six months after joseph smiths death, several people competed to take over his role. Joseph smith is known among latterday saints as the prophet of the restoration, the prophet through whom god restored the fulness of his gospel in modern times.