
Karol: A Man Who Became Pope(2005)
The life of the pope John-Paul II, from his youth as a writer, actor, and athlete in war-torn occupied Poland to his election as Pope at the age of 58.



Ben Gazzara
Don Giovanni Bosco

Patsy Kensit
Lina

Karl Zinny
Giuseppe

Piera Degli Esposti
La madre di Lina

Philippe Leroy
Papa Leone XIII

Leopoldo Trieste
Don Borel

Raymond Pellegrin
Papa Pio IX

Edmund Purdom
Urbano Rattazzi

Rik Battaglia
Marchese Michele Cavour

Aldo E. Castellani
The Little Cobbler
Don Bosco is a history, drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of biography, based on true story, catholic. Directed by Leandro Castellani, it stars Ben Gazzara, Patsy Kensit, Karl Zinny. This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin.
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