The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair

The Bankers of God: The Calvi Affair

2002 · 125 min · ★ 6.3 · Thriller, History

A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.

Directed by Giuseppe Ferrara · Written by Armenia Balducci

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