For the past six years we have been examining the so-called “last words” of Christ. Seven men attempt an escape from Westhofen; the camp commander erects seven crosses, one for each. With Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy. Written in 1939, first published in 1942, a national bestseller and a 1943 BOMC Main Selection, The Seventh Cross presented a still doubtful, naive America a first-hand account of life in Hitler's Germany and of the horrors of the concentration camps. —Günter Grass. Luke 23:46. It was published first in America, in an abridged version, in September 1942 by Little, Brown and Company. The Seventh Cross shaped me; it sharpened my vision. Written in the midst of terror, but with such clarity, such acuity; Seghers is a writer of rare insight. Directed by Fred Zinnemann. Anna Seghers' novel The Seventh Cross (Das siebte Kreuz), is one of the better-known examples of German literature circa World War II. Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Tonight, we come to the seventh and final word that Jesus uttered on the cross, found in Luke 23:44-46: "44It was now about the sixth hour, and there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour, 45while the sun’s light failed. Cronyn was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. The story focuses on one of the fugitives, who relies on own courage and compassion of people to avoid The Seventh Cross is a 1944 film starring Spencer Tracy, Hume Cronyn, Ray Collins and Jessica Tandy. The seventh cross is still empty as George Heisler seeks freedom in Holland." —Rachel Seiffert, author of A Boy in Winter. The Warner Archive Collection DVD-R of The Seventh Cross is a very clean and sharp transfer of film elements in excellent shape. Karl Freund's cinematography is detailed and dramatic, while Roy Webb's music track contributes an appropriate mood of somber menace. The Seventh Cross Cross tells the story of seven men who escape from a concentration camp, and it follows the death or capture of six of them. 'The Seventh Cross' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on TCM . In 1936, seven prisoners escape from a concentration camp. Nazis put up seven crosses for demonstrative executions. Jesus recalls Psalm 31:5 - "Into thy hands I commend my spirit; thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God." Seventh Word From The Cross– The Word Of Committal Description In this sermon, part of a series on the Passion, our founding pastor, W. Graham Smith, talks about the seventh words from the cross, “Father, into they hands I commit my spirit.” Stream & Watch Online The Seventh Cross Spencer Tracy Signe Hasso Hume Cronyn (1944) Seven escapees from a concentration camp meet with different fates as they attempt to flee Nazi Germany. 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