Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi (2004)

Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi (2004)

2004-02-19 Italy, Bulgaria 200 Min. PG-13
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Overview

True story of Don Carlo Gnocchi, a priest who manages in postwar Italy, upon his return from the Russian front where he participated as military chaplain for the Alpini, to build a charity that is still active today and bears his name. Two episodes recount his life from the time he became spiritual director of the Gonzaga Institute in Milan at age 34 until his death in 1956. The miniseries is based on the biography written by Giorgio Rumi and Edoardo Bressan, Don Carlo Gnocchi, life and works of a great entrepreneur of charity, Mondadori, 2002.

Cast

Daniele Liotti is Don Gnocchi
Don Gnocchi
Luisa Maneri is Rebecca
Ralph Palka is Monsignor Montini
Monsignor Montini
Pietro Taricone is Giuseppe Esposito / Margherita
Giuseppe Esposito / Margherita
Matteo Ripaldi is Pierandrea
Pierandrea
Francesco Stella is partigiano Aquila
partigiano Aquila
Philippe Leroy is Papa Pio XII
Papa Pio XII
Luciano Roffi is generale Lancia
generale Lancia