Father of Mercy

Italian TV series or program

Daniele Liotti
Roberto Citran
Mattia Sbragia
Ugo Pagliai
Philippe Leroy
Pietro Taricone

ComposerGuido & Maurizio De AngelisCountry of originItalyOriginal languageItalianProductionCinematographyAlessandro PesciEditorAnna Rosa NapoliRunning time230 min.Original releaseNetworkCanale 5Release2004 (2004)

Father of Mercy (Italian: Don Gnocchi - L'angelo dei bimbi) is a 2004 Italian television movie directed by Cinzia Th. Torrini. The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic priest and then Blessed Carlo Gnocchi.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The film describes the life of Father Carlo Gnocchi, and Italian priest who dedicated himself to minister to wounded and dying soldiers during World War Two, and the war's victims in Italy. Gnocchi volunteered to be the military Chaplain on the battle front, following which, he started a foundation to aid the children victims of the war.^[4]

Cast

Daniele Liotti as Don Gnocchi
Giulio Pampiglioni as Matteo
Francesco Martino as Francesco
Alexandra Mutu as Sara
Pietro Taricone as Giuseppe Esposito aka Margherita
Matteo Ripaldi as Pierandrea
Luisa Maneri as Rebecca
Mattia Sbragia as Baldacci
Ugo Pagliai as Cardinal Schuster
Lucio Zagaria as Sartorelli
Luciano Roffi as General Lancia
Philippe Leroy as Pope Pius XII
Roberto Citran

References

^ Sergio Perugini (November 2011). Testimoni di fede, trionfatori di audience. Effata Editrice IT, 2011. ISBN 978-8874027323.
^ Alessandra Vitali (November 27, 2004). "Daniele Liotti è Don Gnocchi poi la fiction torna al profano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ Emilia Costantini (May 27, 2004). "Fiction tv su don Gnocchi "eroe" di bimbi e mutilati". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
^ "Father of Mercy: The True Story of Venerable Don Gnocchi". Amazon.