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Don Bosco
Don Bosco

Don Bosco

Genres

HistoryDrama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

31 January 1988

Country

Italy

Cast

Ben Gazzara

Ben Gazzara

Don Giovanni Bosco

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit

Lina

Karl Zinny

Karl Zinny

Giuseppe

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

La madre di Lina

Philippe Leroy

Philippe Leroy

Papa Leone XIII

Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Trieste

Don Borel

Raymond Pellegrin

Raymond Pellegrin

Papa Pio IX

Edmund Purdom

Edmund Purdom

Urbano Rattazzi

Rik Battaglia

Rik Battaglia

Marchese Michele Cavour

Aldo E. Castellani

Aldo E. Castellani

The Little Cobbler

Silvano Tranquilli

Silvano Tranquilli

Laurent Terzieff

Laurent Terzieff

Monsignor Gastaldi

Pier Luigi Misasi

Pier Luigi Misasi

Luca Lionello

Luca Lionello

Egidio Termine

Egidio Termine

Cesare Apolito

Cesare Apolito

Vittorio Calò

Vittorio Calò

Cesare Di Vito

Cesare Di Vito

Antonio Francioni

Antonio Francioni

Rate Furlan

Rate Furlan

Jorge Krimer

Jorge Krimer

Giuseppe Marini

Giuseppe Marini

Armando Marra

Armando Marra

Ovidio Martucci

Ovidio Martucci

Maurizio Mauri

Maurizio Mauri

Giuseppe Mendolicchio

Giuseppe Mendolicchio

Pietro Montandon

Pietro Montandon

Corrado Olmi

Corrado Olmi

Franco Pistoni

Franco Pistoni

Robert Sommer

Robert Sommer

Leslie Thomas

Leslie Thomas

Diego Verdegiglio

Diego Verdegiglio

Roberto Visconti

Roberto Visconti

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