Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi

Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi

2004 · 200 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

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.

Directed by Cinzia TH Torrini · Written by Simone De Rita

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Daniele Liotti Don Gnocchi
Giulio Pampiglione Matteo
Francesco Martino Francesco
Luisa Maneri Rebecca
Ralph Palka Monsignor Montini
Alexandra Dinu Sara
Pietro Taricone Giuseppe Esposito / Margherita
Matteo Ripaldi Pierandrea
Francesco Stella partigiano Aquila
Philippe Leroy Papa Pio XII
Luciano Roffi generale Lancia
Roberto Citran

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