Movies for the Day, Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthdays of John Hersey and St. Joseph of Cupertino and a UN Day.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







A Bell for Adano (1945) is based
on John Hersey's classic World War II
novel about Americans occupying an
Italian village.  Hersey was born June 17,
1914.





A Bell for Adano










The Reluctant Saint (1962) is a loose
biography of St. Joseph of Cupertino,
a 17th century Franciscan born June 17,
1603; feast day- September 18 (1663).
Patron saint of aviators, flying and
studying.





The Reluctant Saint












The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) is
about men stranded in the desert after
an air crash.  A very good movie.
June 17 is United Nations World Day to
Combat Desertification and Drought.





The Flight of the Phoenix