Released in 2009, The Cross Movie is a film directed by Matthew Crouch. It was the first documentary he directed. It chronicles the journey of over thirty-eight thousand miles taken by Arthur Blessitt, who is now named in the Guinness Book of World Records when he walked the aforementioned distance while carrying a twelve-foot wooden cross. His goal was to present the gospel to every major island group and country around the world.
Matthew Crouch had met Arthur Blessitt 20 years before. The two men met again by chance in the summer of 2008, during Blessitt's trip to Zanzibar, Africa. It was then that Crouch had the idea to create a documentary that would tell the complete story, including the timeline of each facet of the journey.
Arthur Blessitt's story essentially began with what he refers to as a simple act of obedience to God: making a giant cross to adorn the wall of "His Place", the latter of which was a Christian coffee house he founded in Hollywood, California in the 1960s. In 1968, he began taking short trips with the cross along the Sunset Strip, for the purpose of feeding the homeless and sharing the gospel.
Blessitt soon began to feel that God was calling him to make similar walk, but across the entire country. Shortly after, he left Hollywood and began a journey that would take him all the way to Washington DC and New York City. It began on Christmas day in 1969.
The following year, Arthur carried his cross through then war-torn Northern Ireland. This was the trip that began what was soon to become a walk throughout the entire world. In 1988, he felt led by God to continue his journey until he had reached every country possible with the gospel. A decade later, he completed this mission, even gaining access to North Korea through a chain of extraordinary circumstances.
In summer of 2008, the aforementioned documentary film was completed. His wife assisted director Matthew Crouch, as she had been with her husband in over 290 of the countries he visited during the walk. To this day, the journey is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "The longest walk in the world".
The film gives a detailed account of Blessitt's journey through over three hundred countries, island groups, and territories. The specific distance was 38,102 miles, which is equal to circling the world one and a half times at the line of the equator. The film has been well received by both non-Christians and Christians, and showcases the genuine dedication and belief system of Arthur Blessitt and his family.
The movie also highlights many conversations Blessitt had with the individuals with whom he stopped to speak during his journey. Many times he walked in complete solitude, while other times large groups of people were waiting to greet him in certain areas. The journey led him into many troubled and war torn areas of the world. However, no circumstances he was forced to meet ever tempted him to abandon his journey. The Cross Movie played in select theaters, and is now available on DVD from a variety of retail outlets, as well as online.
Matthew Crouch had met Arthur Blessitt 20 years before. The two men met again by chance in the summer of 2008, during Blessitt's trip to Zanzibar, Africa. It was then that Crouch had the idea to create a documentary that would tell the complete story, including the timeline of each facet of the journey.
Arthur Blessitt's story essentially began with what he refers to as a simple act of obedience to God: making a giant cross to adorn the wall of "His Place", the latter of which was a Christian coffee house he founded in Hollywood, California in the 1960s. In 1968, he began taking short trips with the cross along the Sunset Strip, for the purpose of feeding the homeless and sharing the gospel.
Blessitt soon began to feel that God was calling him to make similar walk, but across the entire country. Shortly after, he left Hollywood and began a journey that would take him all the way to Washington DC and New York City. It began on Christmas day in 1969.
The following year, Arthur carried his cross through then war-torn Northern Ireland. This was the trip that began what was soon to become a walk throughout the entire world. In 1988, he felt led by God to continue his journey until he had reached every country possible with the gospel. A decade later, he completed this mission, even gaining access to North Korea through a chain of extraordinary circumstances.
In summer of 2008, the aforementioned documentary film was completed. His wife assisted director Matthew Crouch, as she had been with her husband in over 290 of the countries he visited during the walk. To this day, the journey is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as "The longest walk in the world".
The film gives a detailed account of Blessitt's journey through over three hundred countries, island groups, and territories. The specific distance was 38,102 miles, which is equal to circling the world one and a half times at the line of the equator. The film has been well received by both non-Christians and Christians, and showcases the genuine dedication and belief system of Arthur Blessitt and his family.
The movie also highlights many conversations Blessitt had with the individuals with whom he stopped to speak during his journey. Many times he walked in complete solitude, while other times large groups of people were waiting to greet him in certain areas. The journey led him into many troubled and war torn areas of the world. However, no circumstances he was forced to meet ever tempted him to abandon his journey. The Cross Movie played in select theaters, and is now available on DVD from a variety of retail outlets, as well as online.
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