An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.
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Cast verified as complete
| Christopher Reeve | ... |
Flaherty
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| Geneviève Bujold | ... |
Clara
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| Fernando Rey | ... |
Santoni
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| Jason Miller | ... |
Appolini
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| Joe Cortese | ... |
Varese
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| Adolfo Celi | ... |
Vinci
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| Leonardo Cimino | ... |
Pope
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| Tomas Milian | ... |
Francisco
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| Robert Prosky | ... |
Bishop Walkman
(as Robert J. Prosky)
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| Joe Pantoliano | ... |
Musso
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| Milena Vukotic | ... |
Sister Verna
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Ian Danby | ... |
Lieutenant
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| Gregory Snegoff | ... |
1st Soldier
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Harrison Muller | ... |
2nd Soldier
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David Mills | ... |
Major
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| Joe Spinell | ... |
Bride's Father
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| Ritza Brown | ... |
Maid of Honor
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Loredana Grappasonni | ... |
Bride
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Ettore Mattia | ... |
Pietro
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Carolyn De Fonseca | ... |
1st Flaherty Secretary
(as Carolyn Russoff)
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| Yanti Somer | ... |
2nd Flaherty Secretary
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| Mimmo Poli | ... |
Sicilian Priest
(as Domenico Poli)
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Elio Bonadonna | ... |
1st Killer
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| Giovanni Bonadonna | ... |
2nd Killer
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| Remo De Angelis | ... |
3rd Killer
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Pamela Prati | ... |
1st Roman Girl
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Anny Papa | ... |
2nd Roman Girl
(as Annie Papa)
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| Stefania D'Amario | ... |
3rd Roman Girl
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Michele Messina | ... |
1st Sicilian Guard
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Agnès Nobecourt | ... |
1st Postulant
(as Agnes Nobencourt)
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Tracy Bonbrest | ... |
2nd Postulant
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| Paolo Maria Scalondro | ... |
Clerical Secretary
(as Paolo Scalondro)
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Franco Angrisano | ... |
Priest in Confessional
(as Francesco Angrisano)
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Tom Felleghy | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Alfonso Giganti | ... |
Cardinal (uncredited)
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Antonio Marcolini | ... |
Cardinal (uncredited)
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| Paul Muller | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Amedeo Salamon | ... |
Cardinal (uncredited)
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Franca Scagnetti | ... |
Don Appolini's Maid (uncredited)
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Lamberto Solfa | ... |
Cardinal (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank Perry | ||
Written by
| Jack-Alain Léger | ... | (novel) (as Jack Alain Leger) |
| Abraham Polonsky | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Wendell Mayes | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Kurt Neumann | ... | associate producer |
| David Niven Jr. | ... | producer |
| Frank Yablans | ... | producer |
Music by
| John Williams | ||
Cinematography by
| Billy Williams | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Peter E. Berger | ||
Editorial Department
| Cesare D'Amico | ... | assistant editor |
| Bob Hagans | ... | color timer |
| Greig McRitchie | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Jane Feinberg | ||
| Mike Fenton | ||
Production Design by
| John DeCuir Jr. | ... | (as John De Cuir) |
Art Direction by
| Stefano Maria Ortolani | ... | (as Stefano Ortolani) |
Set Decoration by
| Joe Chevalier | ||
| Carlo Gervasi | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Theoni V. Aldredge | ||
Makeup Department
| Franco Corridoni | ... | makeup artist |
| Maria Teresa Corridoni | ... | hair stylist |
| Lee Harman | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Luigi Rocchetti | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Kurt Neumann | ... | production manager |
| Federico Tocci | ... | assistant unit production manager |
| Lucio Trentini | ... | unit production manager: Italy |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Gianni Cozzo | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Amy Alexander | ... | assistant production designer |
| Boni Fraulo | ... | property master (as Bony Fraulo) |
| Alessandro Alberti | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
| Italo Tomassi | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Fernando Valento | ... | construction manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Roy Charman | ... | sound mixer |
| Aldo De Martino | ... | sound boom man |
| William Hartman | ... | sound effects editor |
| David M. Ice | ... | sound effects editor |
| Godfrey Marks | ... | dialogue re-recording editor |
| Richard Overton | ... | re-recording mixer |
| George Rice | ... | sound maintenance |
| Theodore Soderberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Wells | ... | re-recording mixer |
Stunts
| Elio Bonadonna | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Bonadonna | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Cianfriglia | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Remo De Angelis | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Mauro Gasparri | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Chic Anstiss | ... | camera operator |
| Ted Deason | ... | assistant camera |
| Mario Schiavone | ... | gaffer |
| Franco Tocci | ... | key grip |
| George Whitear | ... | still photographer |
| Eamonn O'Keeffe | ... | clapper loader (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Francesco Cinieri | ... | casting: Italy |
| Louis DiGiaimo | ... | casting: New York (as Lou Digiamo) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lambert Marks | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Ingrid Mignone | ... | costumer (as Millina Deodato) |
| Martin Pakledinaz | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Otello Polci | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Paolo Fabbri | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| London Symphony Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
| John McCarthy | ... | choral master |
| Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator |
| Eric Tomlinson | ... | scoring mixer |
| Kenneth Wannberg | ... | music editor |
| Ashley Arbuckle | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Samuel Artis | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Bissill | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
| Robin Brightman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Nigel Broadbent | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Anthony Camden | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Stanley Castle | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Eric Crees | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Osian Ellis | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Gillian Findlay | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Kurt-Hans Goedicke | ... | musician: timpani (uncredited) |
| John Lawley | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Jack Lees | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
| Roger Lord | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Frank Mathison | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Terence Morton | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Maurice Murphy | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
| Robert Noble | ... | musician: piano, celesta (uncredited) |
| Leslie Pearson | ... | musician: organ (uncredited) |
| Colin Renwick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Robert Retallick | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Cyril Reuben | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Renata Scheffel-Stein | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
| Thomas Swift | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| John Williams | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Francesca Roberti | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Antonio Savini | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Paolo Bernardini | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Carol Andre | ... | secretary to Mr. Yablans |
| Mike Smith | ... | production controller |
| Ann Tasker | ... | unit publicist |
| Franca Tasso | ... | production secretary |
| Lydia Telo | ... | production auditor |
| Gabriella Toro | ... | production secretary |
| Jonathan A. Zimbert | ... | assistant to Mr. Yablans |
| Luigi Riitano | ... | account assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1982) (United States) (theatrical)
- Fox Columbia Film Distributors (1982) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1983) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- City-Euro-Centra (C.E.C.) (1983) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- CBS Electronics (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Mayco (1986) (Norway) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Canal+ (1988) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- Shout! Factory (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (music recorded at)
- Cineconsult S.p.a. (Rome service company)
- Costumi d'Arte (costumes)
- Costumi d'Arte (wardrobe suplied by)
- Film Outfitters Inc. (New York service company)
- Intrada (score album released by) (limited edition)
- Moviecam (filmed in)
- Nino Lembo (Jewelry by)
- Technovision (lenses by)
- Westheimer Company (titles and opticals)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
John Flaherty is a young and ambitious American priest who arrives in the Papal sovereign city state of the Vatican in 1944 to take his holy orders as a Catholic priest. After distinguishing himself in combat in the World War II battlefields of northern Italy, he's assigned as the Vatican treasurer. With the Vatican strapped for money during the war, Flaherty soon makes illegal business deals with a corrupt U.S. Army sergeant named Varese, who deals goods on the local black market, which is connected to a ruthless Sicilian mobster named Don Appolini. Appolini agrees to fund Flaherty's operation for profit through his Swiss bank connections. Flaherty's mentor, Cardinal Santoni, the secretary to the elderly but powerful Pope, learns of Flaherty's business deals, but covers for Flaherty in order for them to rise in the ranks of the church against Santoni's rival, Cardinal Vinci. But Flaherty's double life as a black marketeer and priest takes a turn when he falls in love with a young French nun, named Clara, who knows of his dealings, but not of his true identity in the Catholic Church. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Forgive me, Father for I have sinned. I have killed for my Country, I have stolen for my Church, I have loved a Woman, and I am a Priest. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $3,631,834, 24 Oct 1982 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The plot covers three decades. Father Flaherty ages from his twenties to his fifties. See more » |
| Goofs | At Fr. Flaherty's ordination, the presiding bishop speaks of "several of the young priests we have today ordained" enlisting as military chaplains. The shot then shows him and his fellow ordinands listening to the bishop's address, but all of them are wearing wearing their stoles over their left shoulders. This is the style appropriate to deacons; if they had been ordained, their stoles should be hanging around their necks. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Hollywood vs. Religion (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Serenade in Blue See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The spelling of the names of two key creatives related to the film was slightly different to their billings in the film's credits compared to their actual correctly spelled names. Actress Geneviève Bujold was billed as "Genevieve Bujold" whilst source novelist Jack-Alain Léger was credited as "Jack Alain Leger". See more » |
| Quotes |
Clara:
What were you waiting for? Flaherty: A miracle. Clara: Do you think God was planning on wasting a miracle on US? See more » |