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In the Pope's Eye
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Title: In the Pope's Eye

Release Date: 19 Sep 1980

Runtime: 1h 35m

Genre: Comedy

Director: RAI, Eidoscope Productions

Production Companies: RAI, Eidoscope Productions

Overview: The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.6 (51 votes)

Cast

  • self: Roberto Benigni
  • God: Luciano De Crescenzo
  • self: Andy Luotto
  • self: Isabella Rossellini
  • Don Gabriele: Diego Abatantuono
  • self: Renzo Arbore
  • Papa Giovanni Paolo II: Manfred Freyberger
  • self: Mario Marenco
  • self: Michael Pergolani
  • Corista: Salvatore Baccaro
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