
Xavier (2006)
Overview
Fourth Week Films and the New Orleans Jesuit Province present Xavier, a new PBS-style documentary film on the life of the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Xavier tells the missionary's compelling story through dramatizations, interviews, contemporary location shots, paintings and engravings, maps, and most importantly, the extant letters of Xavier. The film features interviews with distinguished scholars of Jesuit and Renaissance history including Ingrid Rowland (Notre Dame University), Andrew Ross (University of Edinburgh), Lourdes del Costa (University of Goa, India), Anthony Ucerler, SJ (Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome), Gauvin Bailey (Clark University) and John O'Malley, SJ, (Weston Jesuit School of Theology).
Where to watch Xavier
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
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| United States | Amazon Prime Video Free, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| United Kingdom | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Canada | Tubi TV | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Australia | Tubi TV | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Germany | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| France | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Italy | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Mexico | Tubi TV | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
| Japan | — | Amazon Video | Amazon Video |
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What is Xavier about?
Fourth Week Films and the New Orleans Jesuit Province present Xavier, a new PBS-style documentary film on the life of the famed 16th-century Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Xavier tells the missionary's compelling story through dramatizations, interviews, contemporary location shots, paintings and engravings, maps, and most importantly, the extant letters of Xavier. The film features interviews with distinguished scholars of Jesuit and Renaissance history including Ingrid Rowland (Notre Dame University), Andrew Ross (University of Edinburgh), Lourdes del Costa (University of Goa, India), Anthony Ucerler, SJ (Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome), Gauvin Bailey (Clark University) and John O'Malley, SJ, (Weston Jesuit School of Theology). Xavier is a Documentary, History, TV Movie movie, released on 2006-09-29, runtime 56 minutes.
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Where can I watch Xavier?
In the United States, Xavier is free to watch on Amazon Prime Video Free, Tubi TV and Amazon MX Player and can be rented from Amazon Video. The table on this page lists 8 more countries. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Jeremy Zipple
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Narrator
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