A Man Named John

6.5 1965 90 min
Drama History

Based on the diary Pope John XXIII kept between the ages of 14 and 18, his lifelong concern for tolerance, the underprivileged, and world peace is told. Rod Steiger, in the central role, acts as "intermediary" between t…

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Director
Ermanno Olmi
Writers
Ermanno Olmi, Vincenzo Labella

Cast

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Rod Steiger The Intermediary
Adolfo Celi Msgr. Radini Tedeschi
Giorgo Fortunato Segretario del Nunzio Roncalli
Ottone Candiani Il Prete Peccatore di Venezia
Alfonso Orlando Il Parrroco
Alberto Rossi Angelo Roncalli - Age 7
Giovanni Rossi Angelo Roncalli - Age 10
Fabrisio Rossi Angelo Roncalli - Age 4
Pietro Germi Pontiff's Father
Rita Bertocchi Pontiff's Mother
Antonio Bertocchi Uncle Xavier
Antonio Ruttigni Don Pietro, Parrocco di Carviso
John XXIII. Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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