The Story of the Pope (1942)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 16M

Director : Romolo Marcellini, Luis Trenker
Writer : Diego Fabbri, Ennio Flaiano, Andrea Lazzarini, Romolo Marcellini

Synopsis

The public and private life of Eugenio Pacelli, elected Pope Pius XII.

Actors

Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII
Himself

Crews

Romolo Marcellini
Romolo Marcellini
Director
Luis Trenker
Luis Trenker
Director
Diego Fabbri
Diego Fabbri
Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay
Luigi Gedda
Luigi Gedda
Story
Andrea Lazzarini
Andrea Lazzarini
Screenplay
Romolo Marcellini
Romolo Marcellini
Screenplay

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