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In the Pope's Eye (1980)

Original title: Il Pap'occhio

1980-09-19 · 1h 35m · IT
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The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

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Renzo ArboreDirectorLuciano De CrescenzoWriter

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Diego AbatantuonoDiego AbatantuonoDon GabrieleManfred FreybergerManfred FreybergerPapa Giovanni Paolo IIRoberto BenigniRoberto BenigniselfLuciano De CrescenzoLuciano De CrescenzoGodAndy LuottoAndy LuottoselfIsabella RosselliniIsabella RosselliniselfSalvatore BaccaroSalvatore BaccaroCoristaRenzo ArboreRenzo ArboreselfMilly CarlucciMilly CarlucciAnnunciatrice TvSilvia AnnichiaricoSilvia AnnichiaricoSegretaria di Renzo ArboreMario MarencoMario MarencoselfMichael PergolaniMichael Pergolaniself

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ReligionPope

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Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityReligion · PopeDialogue densityComedyDirector preference294347Actor preference184704 · 28424 · 9789Country preferenceIt

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What is In the Pope's Eye about?

The Pope is disturbed by the fact that today's youth are not as spiritually inclined as they should be, and so he decides to set up a Vatican television station and entice them back into the religion of their ancestors. In order to particularly grab the wandering flock, a priest invites the comedians from "The Other Sunday," an actual comedy program on Italian television, to perform on this new channel.

How long is In the Pope's Eye?

In the Pope's Eye has a runtime of 95 minutes.