
Padre Pio
1968-11-01 · 52 min · Not rated
BBC TV movie about the life of the late Francesco Forgione, widely known as Padre Pio.
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- Directors
- Mischa Scorer
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- BBC TV
- Countries
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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