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In the Pope's Eye (Italian: Il pap'occhio) is a 1980 Italian comedy film written and directed by Renzo Arbore. It was released in September 1980, and it was heavily attacked by the Catholic press. Three weeks later it was confiscated "for insulting the Catholic religion and the person of the Holy Pope" on the orders of the L'Aquila prosecutor Donato Massimo Bartolomei. The film grossed 5 billion lire being the 5th best grossing film in Italy in the 1980/1981 season.
Original Release
09/19/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Diego Abatantuono | Padre Gabriele |
| Silvia Annichiarico | Secretary of the director / Segretaria di Renzo Arbore |
| Renzo Arbore | Director / self |
| Roberto Benigni | Benigni / self |
| Luciano De Crescenzo | God |
| Neil Hansen | Sorella Bandiera / Sorelle Bandiera |
| Tito LeDuc | Sorella Bandiera / Sorelle Bandiera |
| Mauro Bronchi | Sorella Bandiera / Sorelle Bandiera |
| Andy Luotto | Andy / self |
| Mario Marenco | Marenco / self |
Directors
Writers
Renzo Arbore, Luciano De Crescenzo
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Diego Abatantuono | Padre Gabriele |
| Silvia Annichiarico | Secretary of the director / Segretaria di Renzo Arbore |
| Renzo Arbore | Director / self |
| Roberto Benigni | Benigni / self |
| Luciano De Crescenzo | God |
| Neil Hansen | Sorella Bandiera / Sorelle Bandiera |
| Tito LeDuc | Sorella Bandiera / Sorelle Bandiera |
| Mauro Bronchi | Sorella Bandiera / Sorelle Bandiera |
| Andy Luotto | Andy / self |
| Mario Marenco | Marenco / self |
| Otto Richter | Otto |
| Bernd Witthüser | Barnelli |
| Michael Pergolani | (as Michel Pergolani) / self |
| Isabella Rossellini | Isabella / self |
| Alessandro Vagoni | |
| Fabrizio Zampa | Zampa |
| Manfred Freyberger | Pope John Paul II / Papa Giovanni Paolo II |
| Graziano Giusti | Cardinal Richelieu |
| Ruggero Orlando | Ruggero Orlando / self |
| Mariangela Melato | Unchosen actress / unselected actress |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Emilio Bolles | Producer |
| Mario Orfini | Producer |
