Cardinal Messias (Italian: Abuna Messias) is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari.[1] The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at the 1939 Venice film festival. It portrays the life of Guglielmo Massaia, a nineteenth-century Italian known for his missionary work in the Ethiopian Empire.
| Cardinal Messias | |
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| Directed by | Goffredo Alessandrini |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Alessandro F. Gagna |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Renato Del Frate Aldo Tonti |
| Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
| Music by | Mario Gaudiosi Licinio Refice |
Production company | Romana Editrice Film |
| Distributed by | Generalcine |
Release date | 31 August 1939 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast edit
- Camillo Pilotto as il cardinale Guglielmo Massaia, detto Abuna Messias
- Enrico Glori as il re Menelik
- Mario Ferrari as Abuna Atanasio
- Amedeo Trilli as Ghebrà Selassié, il consigliere di Alem
- Berché Zaitù Taclè as la principessa Alem
- Ippolito Silvestri as il re Johannes
- Francesco Sala as il marchese Antinori
- Roberto Pasetti as padre Leone
- Abd-el-Uad as il capo indigeno Abu Beker
- Oscar Andriani as padre Reginaldo Giuliani
- Corrado Racca as Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour
References edit
- ^ Moliterno p.313
Bibliography edit
- Moliterno, Gino. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links edit
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