Overview
This is a two-part Italian television mini-series directed by Giorgio Capitani and broadcasted in April 2002 on Rai Uno. It is the life story of Pope John XXIII, nicknamed "the good Pope".
Director and cast
- Giorgio Capitani Director
- Ed Asner as Angelo Roncalli
- Massimo Ghini as Angelo Roncalli giovane
- Claude Rich as Cardinal Ottaviani
- Michael Mendl as Tardini
- Franco Interlenghi as Radini Tedeschi
- Sydne Rome as Rada Krusciova
- Jacques Sernas as Cardinale Feltin
- Leonardo Ruta as Remo Roncalli
- Paolo Gasparini as Monsignor Loris Capovilla
- Sergio Fiorentini as Don Rebuzzini
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