A Man Named John

A Man Named John
A Man Named John
Directed by	Ermanno Olmi
Written by	Pope John XXIII; Ermanno Olmi; Vincenzo Labella
Produced by	Vincenzo Labella; Harry Saltzman
Starring	Rod Steiger
Cinematography	Piero Portalupi
Edited by	Carla Colombo
Release date	1965;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

A Man Named John (Italian: E venne un uomo) is a 1965 drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi and starring Rod Steiger.^[1]

Plot

The film is a biography of Pope John XXIII, who, however, does not appear in the film as an actual character. Instead Rod Steiger acts as an "intermediary", telling the Pope's life story while traveling through the places in Bergamo where he grew up.

Cast

Rod Steiger - The Intermediary
Adolfo Celi - Msgr. Radini Tedeschi
Giorgo Fortunato - Secretary of Nunzio Roncalli
Ottone Candiani - The Sinful Priest of Venice
Alfonso Orlando - Parish priest
Alberto Rossi - Angelo Roncalli - Age 7
Giovanni Rossi - Angelo Roncalli - Age 10 (as Giovannio Rossi)
Fabrisio Rossi - Angelo Roncalli - Age 4
Pietro Germi - Pontiff's Father
Rita Bertocchi - Pontiff's Mother
Antonio Bertocchi - Uncle Xavier
Antonio Ruttigni - Don Pietro, parish priest of Carviso
Romolo Valli - The Intermediary (voice)

Critical reception

Stanley Kauffmann of The New Republic described A Man Named John as a 'mistake'.^[2]

References

^ Clarke Fountain (2011). "New York Times: A Man Named John". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
^ Kauffmann, Stanley (1979). Before My Eyes Film Criticism & Comment. Harper & Row Publishers. p. 339.

External links

A Man Named John at IMDb

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[NY_Times-1] Clarke Fountain (2011). "New York Times: A Man Named John". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-08-27.

[2] Kauffmann, Stanley (1979). Before My Eyes Film Criticism & Comment. Harper & Row Publishers. p. 339.

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