---
title: 'A Man Called Peter (1955)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Koster'
released: '1955-03-31'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-man-called-peter-1955'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048337/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Man Called Peter (1955)

1955 · 119 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

A Man Called Peter is a 1955 American drama film directed by Henry Koster, and starring Richard Todd. The film is based on the life of preacher Peter Marshall, who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate and pastor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, D. C., before his early death. It is adapted from the 1951 biography of the same name, written by his widow, Catherine Marshall.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Koster](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-koster)
- **Screenplay:** [Eleanore Griffin](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleanore-griffin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Samuel G. Engel](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-g-engel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Lipstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-lipstein)
- **Editor:** [Robert L. Simpson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-l-simpson)

## Cast

- [Robert Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-burton)
- [Leslie Parrish](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-parrish)
- [Ben Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-wright)
- [Steffi Sidney](https://cinepixo.com/people/steffi-sidney)
- [Richard Garrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-garrick)
- [Roy Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-glenn)
- [Doris Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/doris-lloyd)
- [Colin Kenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-kenny)
- [Jill Esmond](https://cinepixo.com/people/jill-esmond)
- [Richard Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-todd)
- [Edward Earle](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-earle)
- [Hank Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hank-mann)
- [Ann B. Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-b-davis)
- [Marjorie Rambeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/marjorie-rambeau)
- [William Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-forrest)

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