Life of Saint Charbel 1966 Directed by Nicolas Abou Samah حياة القديس شربل

Charbel: A Light in the Cedars

Lebanese film directed by Nicolas Abou Samah, starring Father Youssef Mouannès and other Maronite friars. In 2022, in the interview given by Father Mouannes talking about the film, they continued to be a reference in Lebanon. He says that no special effects were applied in recording the striking scenes, such as the miracle of the light bulb and the different seasons of the year filmed in their natural succession. The realism of the film ended up occurring in an accident in the final scenes, where the priests carrying a stretcher slipped and knocked the actor into a frozen pond, damaging his lungs to this day.

Country Lebanon
Production Country Lebanon
Language Arabic
Spoken Language Arabic
Gnere History
Release Date 23 December 1966
105 mins
Cast
Youssef Mouannès Saint Charbel Makhlouf
Crew
Director