Don Bosco
This film depicts the. Life of Saint John Bosco (1815 _ 1888). He dedicated his life to rescuing abandoned and exploited street children in Turin. He was the founder of the Salesian order, which today runs schools and vocational centres about the world. Ben Gazzara stars as Don Bosco, as he strives against official obstruction in Church and State to establish his refuges. Escaping an assassination attempt, he goes to Rome,, where the Pope endorses his work. He dies with his work complete. Patsy Kensit stars as a young woman who marries a young man rescued by Bosco after several reversals.
Cast
Ben Gazzara
Don Bosco
Patsy Kensit
Lina
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Karl Zinny
Giuseppe
Laurent Terzieff
Mons. Gastaldi
Piera Degli Esposti
Lina's mother
Philippe Leroy
Leone XIII
Raymond Pellegrin
Pio IX
Edmund Purdom
Urbano Rattazzi
Pier Luigi Misasi
Don Cagliero
Pier Luigi Misasi
Don Provera
Rik Battaglia
Michele Cavour
Stelvio Cipriani
Composer
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Renato Tafuri
Cinematographer