39 Stripes
Directed by Ron Ormond15 april 1979 61mDrama
4.14.3
The true story of Ed Martin, former chain gang convict who converted to Christianity in prison in 1944 and formed the HopeAglow Prison Ministries. Ron Ormond's dramatized version of Ed's life in prison follows him swinging on a hammer in a chain gang, remembering his life of squalor and petty crime, finding Jesus through the persistence of his future wife Alfreda, and helping other inmates find salvation through his preaching in the prison chapel. The 39 stripes refer to the Jewish tradition of flogging criminals just short of the fatal 40 lash mark.
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39 Stripes was released on 15 april 1979.
39 Stripes was directed by Ron Ormond.
39 Stripes has a runtime of 61m.
39 Stripes was produced by Ron Ormond.
The true story of Ed Martin, former chain gang convict who converted to Christianity in prison in 1944 and formed the HopeAglow Prison Ministries. Ron Ormond's dramatized version of Ed's life in prison follows him swinging on a hammer in a chain gang, remembering his life of squalor and petty crime, finding Jesus through the persistence of his future wife Alfreda, and helping other inmates find salvation through his preaching in the prison chapel. The 39 stripes refer to the Jewish tradition of flogging criminals just short of the fatal 40 lash mark.
The key characters in 39 Stripes are Tim Ormond, Nancy Harper, Craig Cortney.
39 Stripes is a Drama film.
39 Stripes has an audience rating of 4.1 out of 10.