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In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye

19806.61h 35m

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.

Directed by Renzo Arbore
Written by Renzo Arbore, Luciano De Crescenzo
Produced by Mario Orfini
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Top Cast

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

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Luciano De Crescenzo

Luciano De Crescenzo

God

Andy Luotto

Andy Luotto

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Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini

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Diego Abatantuono

Diego Abatantuono

Don Gabriele

Renzo Arbore

Renzo Arbore

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Manfred Freyberger

Manfred Freyberger

Papa Giovanni Paolo II

Mario Marenco

Mario Marenco

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Michael Pergolani

Michael Pergolani

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Salvatore Baccaro

Salvatore Baccaro

Corista

Themes & Keywords

popereligion

About In the Pope's Eye

In the Pope's Eye is a comedy film released in 1980 exploring themes of pope, religion. Directed by Renzo Arbore, it stars Roberto Benigni, Luciano De Crescenzo, Andy Luotto. 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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