On the Day of the Lord
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44% Critic Match

On the Day of the Lord

4.4 / 10 1970 1h 29mNR Italian
Comedy

Storyline

Margherita nicknamed Fornarina is Raphael's mistress. Beatrice, a noblewoman who is also in love with the famous painter tries to get her out of the way, by having her wrongly accused of the murder of a loan shark, whom she has in reality killed herself. Fornarina is sentenced to death. Will Raphael manage to prove her innocent?

Cast & Crew

Lando Buzzanca

Lando Buzzanca

Primo fidanzato di Margherita

Lead
Igli Villani

Igli Villani

Margherita Bragone

Fred Robsahm

Fred Robsahm

Raffaello Sanzio

Erminio Macario

Erminio Macario

Don Giacinto

Carlo Dapporto

Carlo Dapporto

Comandante Guardie Svizzere

Francesco Mulè

Francesco Mulè

Papa Leone X

Ira von Fürstenberg

Ira von Fürstenberg

Principessa Beatrice del Giovenale

Sydney Chaplin

Sydney Chaplin

Melozzo

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bruno Corbucci's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. On the Day of the Lord is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker