
Under Capricorn(1949)
A British ex-convict in colonial Australia and his fragile wife, haunted by the past crime that binds them, struggle to rebuild their lives when a young newcomer stirs long-buried passions and secrets.


Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.

Leonard Sachs
John Wesley
Gerard Lohan
Wesley as a Child
Neil Heayes
Wesley as a Student
Keith Pyott
Rev. Samuel Wesley
Curigwen Lewis
Susannah Wesley

Derek Aylward
Charles Wesley
Philip Leaver
Beau Nash
John Witty
Peter Bohler
Patrick Barton
George Whitefield

John Slater
Condemned Man
John Wesley is a drama, history film released in 1954. Directed by Norman Walker, it stars Leonard Sachs, Gerard Lohan, Neil Heayes. Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social position of the clergy, his mission to America, the founding of Methodism, and his bringing of the Gospel into the lives of ordinary people.
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