Saving Grace

Saving Grace (1986)

Have you seen the Pope lately?

A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important lessons about friendship and self-esteem. Written by Chris DeSantis

Date of release
1986-05-02
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (9)
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Robert M. Young

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Basilicata

Saving Grace is a 1986 comedy-drama film directed by Robert M. Young, produced by Herbert F. Solow, and starring Tom Conti, Giancarlo Giannini and Edward James Olmos. It is based on the eponymous novel by Celia Gittelson with screenplay by Richard Kramer and David S. Ward under a different name.

Production and release

The movie was shot in Italy: in the cities of Rome, Mantua and the ghost town of Craco.

Saving Grace premiered in the United States on May 2, 1986, and in the Philippines on April 11, 1987.

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