Released:
2004-02-19

Overview:
True story of Don Carlo Gnocchi, a priest who manages in postwar Italy, upon his return from the Russian front where he participated as military chaplain for the Alpini, to build a charity that is still active today and bears his name. Two episodes recount his life from the time he became spiritual director of the Gonzaga Institute in Milan at age 34 until his death in 1956. The miniseries is based on the biography written by Giorgio Rumi and Edoardo Bressan, Don Carlo Gnocchi, life and works of a great entrepreneur of charity, Mondadori, 2002.

Director:
Cinzia TH Torrini

Runtime:
3h 20min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Daniele Liotti
  as
  Don Gnocchi
• 
  Giulio Pampiglione
  as
  Matteo
• 
  Francesco Martino
  as
  Francesco
• 
  Luisa Maneri
  as
  Rebecca
• 
  Ralph Palka
  as
  Monsignor Montini