A Man Named John

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A Man Named John
A man named John (movie).jpg
Directed byErmanno Olmi
Written byPope John XXIII
Ermanno Olmi
Produced byVincenzo Labella
Harry Saltzman
StarringRod Steiger
CinematographyPiero Portalupi
Edited byCarla Colombo
Release date
1965
Running time
90 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

A Man Named John (Italian: E venne un uomo) is a 1965 drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi and starring Rod Steiger.[1]

Plot[]

The film is a biography of Pope John XXIII, who, however, does not appear in the film as an actual character. Instead Rod Steiger acts as an "intermediary", telling the Pope's life story while traveling through the places in Bergamo where he grew up.

Cast[]

  • Rod Steiger - The Intermediary
  • Adolfo Celi - Msgr. Radini Tedeschi
  • - Segretario del nunzio Roncalli
  • - Il prete peccatore di Venezia
  • Alfonso Orlando - Il parroco
  • - Angelo Roncalli - Age 7
  • - Angelo Roncalli - Age 10 (as Giovannio Rossi)
  • - Angelo Roncalli - Age 4
  • Pietro Germi - Pontiff's Father
  • - Pontiff's Mother
  • - Uncle Xavier
  • - Don Pietro, parrocco di Carviso
  • Romolo Valli - The Intermediary (voice)

Critical reception[]

Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described A Man Named John as a 'mistake'.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Clarke Fountain (2011). "New York Times: A Man Named John". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
  2. ^ Kauffmann, Stanley (1979). Before My Eyes Film Criticism & Comment. Harper & Row Publishers. p. 339.

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