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In the Name of the Pope King (1977)
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Original name: In nome del Papa re
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In 1867, with Garibaldi's forces close to bringing Rome into the Italian kingdom, Monsignor Colombo da Priverno, a world-weary judge on the papal court, wants to resign, disgusted by the violence to which the papacy resorts to hold secular power. That night, three rebels blow up the Zouaves' barracks. Colombo learns that a brief liaison with a countess 20 years' before produced a son, one of the rebels arrested for the bombing. He uses his influence to gain the youth's release, hides him, and then engages in doomed battles of wit with the court and with the Black Pope to free the other two. Can this priest be a father, blunt power, and live out his faith?
Plot:
pope, love, religion, youth, roman, inquisition, graffiti, court, priest, singer, judge, catholic church, freedom, death sentence, nobility, revolutionary, revolution, rebel, catholic, historical event, countess, father son relationship, catholic priest, young man, radical ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
rome italy, italy, vatican
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, captivating and epic films with plots about catholic, society, italian history, religion, priest, revolution and politics mostly in Drama, History and Comedy genres. Some movies like In the Name of the Pope King: The Conspirators (1969), The King of Naples (1989), Arrivano i bersaglieri (1980), Garibaldi (1961), 1900 (1976). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, History
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Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
rome italy, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
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Duration: 125 min.
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Story:
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Duration: 123 min.
Story:
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Duration: 162 min.
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