The Celluloid Gospel Portfolio

Gospel Films Archive is a repository of lost and forgotten films that chronicle how the Bible and Christianity were presented to 20th century audiences through the medium of films and television. These are not Hollywood epics like Ben Hur, The Ten Commandments and The King of Kings, but rather independent, inspiring films made for churches, television and missionary work.

This trailer will introduce a few of the films in the GFA archive:


The unknown, neglected religious films previewed above are powerful examples of our Christian film heritage. Many were crafted by talented Hollywood filmmakers expressly for Christian organizations. Other films with strong spiritual themes were produced by traditional studios for mainstream theatrical and television audiences. These vintage films reflect Biblical history and Christian ideology, while addressing topics that remain relevant to contemporary audiences. They richly deserve to be rediscovered in the GFA documentary now in pre-production:


The Celluloid Gospel 
The Untold Story of 20th Century Christian Films
Here are the topics in the portfolio below. Each subject will be covered in The Celluloid Gospel with film clips, interviews and host narration. Many other films, production companies and filmmakers will be included as well.


Jesus Christ in shorts and the feature Day of Triumph
Cathedral Films and the Rev. James K. Friedrich
Celebrity Actors in Gospel Films
Family Films for children, teenagers and all ages
Billy Graham's Worldwide Pictures
Television: This Is the Life
Father James Keller's TV The Christophers
Parable and the films of Rolf Forsberg
Ken Curtis and Vision Video
The films of Ken Anderson