gained the prize of the International Catholic Organization for Cinema (OCIC) at the Venice Film Festival in 1948. According to this jury, this was a film "most capable of contributing to the revival of moral and spiritual values of humanity". OCIC critic Johanes added to this that The Fugitive "excelled in plastic perfection. On the other hand, its very excess of pictorial splendour was a fault of the John Ford-Figueroa production; The drama of the priest as related by Graham Greene lost in profundity what it gained in external splendour". "We all know the definition of this award "for the production that has made the greatest contribution to the moral and spiritual betterment of humanity". it differs from the other awards, when are normally given for artistic merit. Art for Art's sake is not the object, but rather art for the sake of man, the whole of man, heart and soul. Pious dullness is not the aim (...). See also List of American films of 1947 References External links 1947 films 1947 drama films Mexican drama films Films about Mexican Americans Mexican black-and-white films 1940s English-language films English-language Mexican films Films about Catholic priests Films based on British novels Films based on works by Graham Greene Films set in Mexico Films shot in Mexico Estudios Churubusco films RKO Pictures films Films directed by John Ford Films with screenplays by Dudley Nichols Hispanic and Latino American drama films 1940s American films 1940s Mexican films