Henry Fonda stars as an unnamed "whisky priest"—an anti-hero filled with fear and human frailty—who is the last remaining cleric in the region.

The film is set in a post-revolutionary Central American country where the government has outlawed Christianity and sought to execute all members of the clergy.

is a striking, religious drama directed by John Ford , based on Graham Greene's celebrated 1940 novel, The Power and the Glory .

Filmed on location in Mexico (including Taxco and Churubusco Studios), the movie is renowned for its stark, expressionistic black-and-white cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa . It leans heavily into religious symbolism and a somber, psychological atmosphere.