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In the Name of the Father (1971)
Directed by Marco Bellocchio
History, Drama, Mystery, Comedy · 1h 49m
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.
Cast
Yves Beneyton
Angelo Transeunti
Renato Scarpa
Father Corazza
Piero Vida
Bestia
A
Aldo Sassi
Franco
Lou Castel
Salvatore, a servant
Laura Betti
Franco's Mother
Simone Carella
Servant
M
Marco Romizi
Camma
A
Amerigo Alberani
Prefect Diotaiuti
Gérard Boucaron
Bocciofili
Edoardo Torricella
Father Matematicus
T
Tino Maestroni
Tino
Crew
- Director
- Marco Bellocchio
- Writer
- Marco Bellocchio
- Director of Photography
- Franco Di Giacomo
- Original Music Composer
- Nicola Piovani
- Editor
- Franco Arcalli
- Producer
- Franco Cristaldi
Details
- Original title
- Nel nome del padre
- Release date
- 1971-10-12
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- History, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Vides Cinematografica