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In the Name of the Father
6.4 / 10• 1971• 1h 49m•NR• Italian
HistoryDramaMysteryComedy
Storyline
In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon, Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intellectual Franco and shy Camma. They expel the prefect from the school, organize a Grand Guignol show, and disappear the corpse of an old professor.
Cast & Crew
Yves Beneyton
Angelo Transeunti
Lead
Renato Scarpa
Father Corazza
Piero Vida
Bestia
AS
Aldo Sassi
Franco
Lou Castel
Salvatore, a servant
Laura Betti
Franco's Mother
Simone Carella
Servant
MR
Marco Romizi
Camma
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Marco Bellocchio's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. In the Name of the Father is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
