In the Name of the Pope King
In the Name of the Pope King or In nome del papa re is a 1977 Italian drama film written, and directed by Luigi Magni. Starring Nino Manfredi, it was not released in USA until 1986. The score was composed by Armando Trovajoli.
Plot
In October 1867, Papal Rome, under the rule of Pius IX, is shaken by a bomb explosion in the sewers of the barracks of Palazzo Serristori, which kills twenty-three French Papal Zouaves. A countess, the secret mother of revolutionary Cesare Costa, who is accused with friends Giuseppe Monti and Gaetano Tognetti of having organised this massacre, goes to a judge of the Holy See, Bishop of Priverno Colombo, asking him to help her.
Awards
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| author | Luigi Magni |
|---|---|
| award | David di Donatello for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Film |
| contentLocation | Vatican City |
| director | Luigi Magni |
| editor | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| events | capital punishment |
| genre | drama historical |
| keywords | advanced arrest bishop of bomb explosion breach of porta pia death penalty end general of the jesuits hide holy eucharist holy see in 1849 monsignor old car papal zouaves pius ix pope pius ix priverno roman catholic diocese of latina-terracina-sezze-priverno roman republic rome |
| musicBy | Armando Trovaioli |
| producer | Franco Committeri |