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In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

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In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon, Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intellectual Franco and shy Camma. They expel the prefect from the school, organize a Grand Guignol show, and disappear the corpse of an old professor.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

12 October 1971

Country

Italy

Cast

Yves Beneyton

Yves Beneyton

Angelo Transeunti

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Father Corazza

Piero Vida

Piero Vida

Bestia

Aldo Sassi

Aldo Sassi

Franco

Lou Castel

Lou Castel

Salvatore, a servant

Laura Betti

Laura Betti

Franco's Mother

Simone Carella

Simone Carella

Servant

Marco Romizi

Marco Romizi

Camma

Amerigo Alberani

Amerigo Alberani

Prefect Diotaiuti

Gérard Boucaron

Gérard Boucaron

Bocciofili

Edoardo Torricella

Edoardo Torricella

Father Matematicus

Tino Maestroni

Tino Maestroni

Tino

Gisella Burinato

Gisella Burinato

Lisetta

Luisa Di Gaetano

Luisa Di Gaetano

Virgin of our Relief

Claudio Besestri

Claudio Besestri

Muscolo

Livio Galassi

Livio Galassi

Marsilio

Orazio Stracuzzi

Orazio Stracuzzi

Remondini

Christian Aligny

Christian Aligny

The Rector

Gianni Schicchi

Gianni Schicchi

Ghiaccio

Guerrino Crivello

Guerrino Crivello

inserviente Beato

Marino Cenna

Marino Cenna

inserviente Nicola

Luigi Zerbinati

Luigi Zerbinati

Vittorio Fanfoni

Vittorio Fanfoni

Rossano Jalenti

Rossano Jalenti

Corrado Sonni

Corrado Sonni

Livio Ferraro

Livio Ferraro

Ivan Angeli

Ivan Angeli

Rate Furlan

Rate Furlan

Stefano Corsi

Stefano Corsi

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