Povero Cristo

Povero Cristo (1976)

A provincial young man with aspirations of becoming a private investigator is approached by a stranger that promises 100 million lire if he provides evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ.

Date of release
1976-01-03
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Director
Pier Carpi

Casting

Interesting facts

Povero Cristo is 1975 Italian film written and directed by Pier Carpi.

Production

The film is based on the Pier Carpi's novel Gesù contro Cristo ('Jesus versus Christ'), which was written in 1973, but was rejected by numerous publishers and remained unpublished until Simonelli released it in 1997. While credited to Carpi, the actual director of the film was his assistant Gianni Siragusa, with Carpi only supervising the shootings. Announcing the film, Carpi described the film as "a religious giallo".

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