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Altars of the World (1976)

Altars of the World poster
Directed by
Lew Ayres
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary shows religious rituals and places of worship from different cultures around the world. It shares images of how people practice their faiths.

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What happens

Altars of the World is a 1976 American documentary film. The film was created as a shorter version of the 1955 American documentary Altars of the East. Altars of the World was the last recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Documentary Film before the award was retired in 1977. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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