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 This is a list of films that prominently feature the Mormon culture, either through a history film taken from the Church's past or in modern times with a look at the very distinct Mormon Culture that has emerged.
And of course Mormon characters have existed in films in one way or another, but these films are about those movies that feature Mormons and/or the culture as a primary subject.
Early Days of Cinema
As can be expected for a church with such a reputation, Mormons have been featured as early as the silent films. Many of these were biased and sought to promote the rumors running around, such as a man on a train trying to get each of his five wives a drink of water. Or one in England that featured a man in dark clothing and sunglasses creeping upon a woman and trying to get her to read pamphlets.
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })But one of the most respected early films was made in 1940, Brigham Young (also known as Brigham Young, Frontiersman). A biography of the second Mormon Prophet, it was one of the first films to depict him and the Church from a neutral, non-slanderous perspective. Vincent Price was cast as the first Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, and the film went through the early days to Young leading the people to Utah. While it did take the usual liberties with history, Heber J. Grant, the Prophet at the time of the film's release, approved of it, believing it would make friends.
Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_2'); })Church Produced Films
In the 1960's and 1970's the LDS Church began experimenting with using the media to help teach church history as well as appeal to the youth. Various videos made explicitly for the Church Education System have been routinely updated over the years, and evident with the increasing quality of production. But there have been several films produced which were meant to tell a solitary story and shown to general audiences. These movies for a time were available to be seen only at vistor centers at specific temples around the world, but have since become available on video or DVD as the following films were made.
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