65
GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
This film depicts the life of Saint John Bosco, who dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 66
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 48 min
A typical length for history movies, −14 min on the typical 122
typical 122108Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1988
January 31, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
HistoryDramaLanguage
Italian
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
- Italy
and 8 more11 people
- Ben GazzaraDon Giovanni Bosco
- Patsy KensitLina
- Karl ZinnyGiuseppe
- Piera Degli EspostiLa madre di Lina
- Philippe LeroyPapa Leone XIII
- Leopoldo TriesteDon Borel
- Raymond PellegrinPapa Pio IX
- Edmund PurdomUrbano Rattazzi
Rik BattagliaMarchese Michele Cavour
Aldo E. CastellaniThe Little Cobbler
Laurent TerzieffMonsignor Gastaldi
Directing · 6
- Leandro Castellani Director, Editor
- Paola Bonelli Script Supervisor
- Nino Fuscagni First Assistant Director
- Crean Daysy First Assistant Director
- Anna Margarete First Assistant Director
- Patrizia Zulini Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Ennio De Concini Story, Screenplay
- Silvana Buzzo Screenplay
Production · 11
- Corrado Biggi Producer
- Alfio Sugaroni Producer
- Vincenza Capone Administration
- Rosa Carluccio Production Secretary
- Dorina Mari Administration
- Marco Olivieri Production Secretary
Camera · 9
- Renato Tafuri Director of Photography
- Carlo Poletti Camera Operator
- Sandro Rubbo First Assistant Camera
- Assunta Servello Still Photographer
- Andrea Fastella Second Assistant Camera
- Enrico Maggi Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Mauro Menicocci Assistant Editor
- Rita Triunveri Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Stelvio Cipriani Original Music Composer
- Vincenzo Nardi Boom Operator
- Francesco Zannoni Boom Operator
- Romano Checcacci Sound Mixer
- Tullio Morganti Sound
Art · 4
- Guido Josia Production Design
- Maddalena Biggi Assistant Production Design
- Roberta Casale Assistant Production Design
- Ferdinando Giovannoni Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Luciana Marinucci Costume Design
- Pietro Tenoglio Makeup Department Head
- Luciana Palombi Hairstylist
- Francesca Rossi Makeup Artist
- Giuseppe Desiato Hairstylist
- Alvaro Rossi Makeup Artist
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