

In the Pope's Eye
1980-09-19 · 95 min · ★ 6.6
The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.
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- Directors
- Renzo Arbore
- Production companies
- RAI, Eidoscope Productions
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Roberto Benigniself
Andy Luottoself
Isabella Rosselliniself
Diego AbatantuonoDon Gabriele
Manfred FreybergerPapa Giovanni Paolo II
Mario Marencoself
Michael Pergolaniself
Salvatore BaccaroCorista
Mariangela Melatounselected actress
Milly CarlucciAnnunciatrice Tv
Ruggero Orlandoself
Silvia AnnichiaricoSegretaria di Renzo Arbore
Neil HansenSorelle Bandiera
Tito LeDucSorelle Bandiera
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