Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
Directed by	Michael Ray Rhodes
Written by	John Wells
Starring	Moira Kelly Heather Graham Lenny Von Dohlen Martin Sheen
Distributed by	Paulist Pictures
Release date	September 27, 1996 (1996-09-27)
Country	United States
Language	English

Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story is a 1996 independent film about the life of Dorothy Day, the journalist turned social activist and founder of the Catholic Worker newspaper. The film stars Moira Kelly as Day, Heather Graham, Lenny Von Dohlen and Martin SheenThe Movie Chronicles the life of Dorothy Day, who dedicated herself to service to her socialist beliefs and her adopted faith of Catholicism. The movement she created continues to thrive to this day, with more than 200 communities across the United States and another 28 communities abroad. The title of the movie is taken from a phrase which means to treat all guests, whether they be kings or peasants, like they were visiting angels

Writer John Wells and actors Kelly and Sheen also collaborated in the NBC dramatic series The West Wing. Kelly, Graham, and Von Dohlen previously appeared in David Lynch's Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

Cast

• Moira Kelly as Dorothy Day
• Martin Sheen as Peter Maurin
• Lenny Von Dohlen as Forster Batterham
• Melinda Dillon as Sister Aloysius
• Paul Lieber as Mike Gold
• Heather Graham as Maggie Bowen
• Boyd Kestner as Lionel Moise
• James Lancaster as Eugene O'Neill
• Geoffrey Blake as Floyd Dell
• Tracey Walter as Joe Bennett
• Brian Keith as Cardinal
• Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Dan Irwin
• Allyce Beasley as Frankie
• Val Bettin as Mr. Breen
• Marianne Muellerleile as Landlady
• Renée Estevez as Lilly Batterham
• Redmond Gleeson as Irish Man

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 50% approval rating based on 6 reviews, with an average score of 5.7/10.

External links

• Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story at IMDb