Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi (2004)
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.
Director: Cinzia TH Torrini
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Daniele Liotti as Don Gnocchi |
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Giulio Pampiglione as Matteo |
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Francesco Martino as Francesco |
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Luisa Maneri as Rebecca |
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Ralph Palka as Monsignor Montini |
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Alexandra Dinu as Sara |
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Pietro Taricone as Giuseppe Esposito / Margherita |
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Matteo Ripaldi as Pierandrea |
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Francesco Stella as partigiano Aquila |
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Philippe Leroy as Papa Pio XII |
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Luciano Roffi as generale Lancia |
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Roberto Citran as |
| Directing | Cinzia TH Torrini | Director |
| Writing | Simone De Rita | Writer |
| Writing | Roberta Colombo | Writer |
