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In the Name of the Father
Genres
HistoryDramaMysteryComedy
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
109 min
Release Date
1971-10-12
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
40
Vote Average
6.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Yves Beneyton
Angelo Transeunti
Renato Scarpa
Father Corazza
Piero Vida
Bestia
Aldo Sassi
Franco
Lou Castel
Salvatore, a servant
Laura Betti
Franco's Mother
Simone Carella
Servant
Marco Romizi
Camma
Amerigo Alberani
Prefect Diotaiuti
Gérard Boucaron
Bocciofili
Edoardo Torricella
Father Matematicus
Tino Maestroni
Tino
Gisella Burinato
Lisetta
Luisa Di Gaetano
Virgin of our Relief
Claudio Besestri
Muscolo
Livio Galassi
Marsilio
Orazio Stracuzzi
Remondini
Christian Aligny
The Rector
Gianni Schicchi
Ghiaccio
Guerrino Crivello
inserviente Beato
Marino Cenna
inserviente Nicola
Luigi Zerbinati
Vittorio Fanfoni
Rossano Jalenti
Corrado Sonni
Livio Ferraro
Ivan Angeli
Rate Furlan
Stefano Corsi
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