The Small Miracle (1973)
A small boy of rural Italy, befriends a Catholic priest and pleads for help to save his sick donkey. Hearing the stories of St Frances on how he loved cared, even cured animals, comes up with notion "If he could just bring his donkey to the Vatican in Rome, and ask the Pope if he could just place him in the entombed Saint's Chapel, his spiritual presence would cure him. Some how he convinces the compassionate Father to take on this pilgrimage, against all odds.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
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Vittorio De Sica as Father Damico |
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Marco Della Cava as Pepino |
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Raf Vallone as Father Superior |
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Umberto Raho as |
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Massimo Sarchielli as |
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Pietro Tordi as |
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Guidarino Guidi as Salesman |
| Directing | Jeannot Szwarc | Director |
| Writing | Paul Gallico | Novel |
| Writing | Paul Gallico | Story |
| Writing | Howard Dimsdale | Teleplay |
| Writing | John Patrick | Teleplay |
| Production | Duane Bogie | Producer |
| Production | Herbert L. Strock | Producer |
| Production | Alan Landsburg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Howard Lipstone | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Ernest Gold | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John R. McLean | Director of Photography |
| Editing | David Newhouse | Editor |
| Production | Raffaele Armonioso | Casting |
| Art | Carmelo Patrono | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Bruni | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lamberto Marini | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Mario Cotone | Production Manager |
| Production | Guy Luongo | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alan Elledge | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Basil Fenton-Smith | Sound Mixer |