Cardinal Messias | |
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Directed by | Goffredo Alessandrini |
Produced by | Alessandro F. Gagna |
Written by |
Luigi Bernardi Vittorio Cottafavi Cesare Ludovici Domenico Meccoli Callisto V. Vanzin Goffredo Alessandrini |
Starring |
Camillo Pilotto Enrico Glori Mario Ferrari Amedeo Trilli |
Music by |
Mario Gaudiosi Licinio Refice |
Cinematography |
Renato Del Frate Aldo Tonti |
Edited by | Giorgio Simonelli |
Production
company |
Romana Editrice Film
|
Distributed by | Generalcine |
Release date
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31 August 1939 |
Running time
|
96 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Cardinal Messias (Italian:Abuna Messias) is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari. The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at the 1939 Venice film festival. It portrays the life of Guglielmo Massaia, a nineteenth-century Italian known for his missionary work in the Ethiopian Empire.