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Emil Kapaun

Emil Kapaun

The Soldier-Priest

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Age 7+
Age 10+
Age 13+

South East Asia. August, 1945. The Second World War has been raging for nearly six years, claiming the lives of more than four hundred thousand American soldiers. A multitude of chaplains has been sent to minister to these men in their dying moments.

One of them is a 29-year-old Catholic priest, a Kansas-born farmer’s son who finds himself in the thick of battle. This is the story of Father Emil Kapaun.

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Emil Kapaun truly became Christ to those around him. Serving with joy and abandonment during his military service, he embraced his role as the spiritual father of Pyoktong prison camp with the same virtues. In the face of awful conditions and inhumane treatment, Kapaun gave himself entirely to the service of his brothers, eventually dying as a consequence. His ultimate sacrifice teaches undying lessons of courage, selflessness, and joy. 

This series contains moments of extreme danger and intensity, including raised voices. Several battle scenes are portrayed, including severe injuries and deaths. Fr. Kapaun and his companions are captured and forced to march to a prison camp. They are subjected to ideological indoctrination, psychological pressure and difficult conditions in the prison camp. A character contracts dysentery. Fr. Kapaun is seriously injured by a falling rock. Fr. Kapaun undergoes delirium when an injury becomes infected. Fr. Kapaun’s actual death is not portrayed, but is imminent at the end of the series.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Fr. Emil - Jonathan Wainwright
Schuler - Michael Alan Herman
Private Coleman - Michael Alan Herman
Ramirez - Griffin Puatu
Walter Mayo - Bryce Bashford
President Truman - Bryce Bashford
Rubin - Matthew Allan Porter
Anderson - David Zarbock
Bishop Carroll - David Zarbock
Miller - Bobby Dixon
Captain - Bobby Dixon
Wong - Griffin Puatu
Davis - Griffin Puatu
Enos - Edward Dzialo
General Gay - Edward Dzialo
Bessie - Erin Lin
Korean Woman - Erin Lin
Sun - Po Yen
Wounded Soldier - Griffin Puatu
Wounded Spokesman - Griffin Puatu
Radio Announcer - Matthew Allan Porter
Chinese Soldier - Po Yen
Guests - Michael Alan Herman, David Zarbock, Edward Dzialo, Erin Lin
US Soldiers - Michael Alan Herman, Griffin Puatu, Bryce Bashford, Matthew Allan Porter, David Zarbock
Prisoners - Michael Alan Herman, Griffin Puatu, Bryce Bashford, Matthew Allan Porter, David Zarbock, Bobby Dixon, Po Yen
Pyoktong Guards - Matthew Allan Porter, Bobby Dixon, Griffin Puatu, Po Yen

Writing & DIrection

Writer - Jacob Groth
Director - Joseph Marsh

Script Development

Script Producer – Kiley Lawrence

Casting

Casting Director - Kevin Collins

Production

Production Manager - Joseph Marsh
Dialect Coach - Susan Cameron

Sound

Audio Director - Kevin Conroy
Assistant Sound Designer - Scott Hermenau
Music Designer - Jacob Brusseau
Audio Reviewer - Jacob Brusseau
Audio Packaging Producer - Scott Hermenau
Audio Assembler - Christina Hiromoto

Producers

Executive Producer - Peter Atkinson

Special Thanks