In the Name of the Father (1971)
Nel nome del padre
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.
- Date of release
- 1971-10-12
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (45)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
- Director
- Marco Bellocchio
Casting
- 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
Interesting facts
- Filmed in: Rome
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