Guns & Rosaries

Synopsis: Martin Sheen narrates this fascinating documentary on Fr Patrick Peyton, the Irish-American priest who brought Hollywood celebrities and millions across the globe to their knees in praying the Rosary. From the mid-1940s and with his famous slogan ‘the family that prays together stays together,’ Fr Peyton built a media empire in radio, TV and movies. Fr Peyton’s efforts came to the attention of the CIA which controversially funded the Rosary Crusade as a weapon of mass devotion to fight godless communism during the Cold War. Guns & Rosaries features a collection of archive film and the recollections of those who knew Fr Peyton, including Bob Newhart who is one of the last Hollywood Greats to work with the Rosary Priest.