Overview
This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin.
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Music
Music by Stelvio Cipriani
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Silvana BuzzoScreenplay
- Ennio De ConciniScreenplay, Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 31, 1988
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
Production
Cast
Ben GazzaraDon Giovanni Bosco
Patsy KensitLina- Karl ZinnyGiuseppe
Piera Degli EspostiLa madre di Lina
Philippe LeroyPapa Leone XIII
Leopoldo TriesteDon Borel
Raymond PellegrinPapa Pio IX
Edmund PurdomUrbano Rattazzi
Rik BattagliaMarchese Michele Cavour
Aldo E. CastellaniThe Little Cobbler
Silvano Tranquilli
Laurent TerzieffMonsignor Gastaldi
Pier Luigi Misasi
Luca Lionello
Egidio Termine
Cesare Apolito
Vittorio Calò
Cesare Di Vito- Antonio Francioni
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