Hesburgh

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Hesburgh

2019

1h 44m

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President of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, Theodore Hesburgh counsels presidents and becomes one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

May 7, 2019

C-

[T]his film offers little insight into whatever battles - internal or external - Hesburgh must have fought. It's far too busy polishing that halo.

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Steven D. Greydanus

National Catholic Register

May 2, 2019

B+

A compellingly attractive if one-sided portrait of a figure of exceptional gifts, astonishingly diverse accomplishments and extraordinary influence.

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John DeFore

The Hollywood Reporter

May 2, 2019

Serving as a profile in courage whose hero was widely loved, it doesn't necessarily convince those of us who don't know the man that we needed to see a doc about him.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 10, 2020

3.5/4.0

Paints a wonderful portrait of a man many Hoosiers know but may not really know.

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Asher Luberto

Film Threat

Jun 11, 2019

6/10

Nick Andert, Jerry Barca, and William Neal have fastened a pace as swift and handsome as its subject. This is an informative doc that's more concerned with being entertaining than explanatory. Homework, it is not.

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Lisa Trifone

Third Coast Review

May 29, 2019

2/4

A glossy compilation of talking heads, archival footage and a narration based on Hesburgh's own journals, the film would feel right at home on a Sunday afternoon on the History Channel.

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President of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, Theodore Hesburgh counsels presidents and becomes one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century.

Director: Patrick Creadon
Producer: Christine O'Malley, Jerry Barca
Screenwriter: Nick Andert, Jerry Barca, William Neal
Distributor: Cinetic
Production Co: O'Malley Creadon Productions, Cinetic Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 10, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $204.7K
Runtime: 1h 44m

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