In the Pope's Eye
6.5
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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Cast
26 people
Roberto Benigni
self
Known for
Life Is Beautiful
To Rome with Love
Luciano De Crescenzo
God
Known for
Thus Spoke Bellavista
32nd of December
Andy Luotto
self
Known for
Beauty and the Beast
Don Camillo
Isabella Rossellini
self
Known for
Blue Velvet
The Odyssey
Diego Abatantuono
Don Gabriele
Known for
Mediterraneo
Indovina chi viene a Natale?
Renzo Arbore
self
Also in
FF.SS. cioè '...che mi hai portato a fare sopra a Posillipo se non mi vuoi più bene?'
Thus Spoke De Crescenzo
Manfred Freyberger
Papa Giovanni Paolo II
Known for
The Night Porter
The Inglorious Bastards
Mario Marenco
self
Also in
How Colonel Buttiglione Became a General
I Carabbinieri
Michael Pergolani
self
Known for
The Inglorious Bastards
Salvatore Baccaro
Corista
Known for
The Beast in Heat
Starcrash
Mariangela Melato
unselected actress
Known for
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Swept Away
Graziano Giusti
Cardinal Richelieu
Known for
The Yes Man
The Moon in the Gutter
Renzo Arbore Director · Luciano De Crescenzo Screenplay Luciano Tovoli Cinematographer
First release September 19, 1980 · Produced in Italy · Production Eidoscope Productions, Eidoscope S.r.l.
Production
RAI
Production
Eidoscope Productions
Production
Eidoscope S.r.l.
Production
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana
Production
Italy
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Languages
Original title
Il Pap'occhio
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 19, 1980
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 10, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
October 16, 1998 · Theatrical · re-release
Portugal
June 16, 1983 · Theatrical
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