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| name = A Man Named John |
| name = A Man Named John |
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| image = A man named John (movie).jpg |
| image = A man named John (movie).jpg |
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| director = [[Ermanno Olmi]] |
| director = [[Ermanno Olmi]] |
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| writer = [[Pope John XXIII]]<br>Ermanno Olmi<br>[[Vincenzo Labella]] |
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| producer = Vincenzo Labella<br>[[Harry Saltzman]] |
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| starring = [[Rod Steiger]] |
| starring = [[Rod Steiger]] |
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| cinematography = Piero Portalupi |
| cinematography = [[Piero Portalupi]] |
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| editing = Carla Colombo |
| editing = Carla Colombo |
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| released = {{Film date|1965}} |
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| runtime = 90 minutes |
| runtime = 90 minutes |
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| country = [[Italy]] |
| country = [[Italy]] |
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| language = [[Italian language|Italian]] |
| language = [[Italian language|Italian]] |
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'''''A Man Named John''''' ({{lang-it|E venne un uomo}}) is a [[1965 in film|1965]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Ermanno Olmi]] and starring [[Rod Steiger]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/83691/E-Venne-un-Uomo/overview |title=New York Times: A Man Named John |accessdate=2008-08-27 |
'''''A Man Named John''''' ({{lang-it|E venne un uomo}}) is a [[1965 in film|1965]] [[drama film]] directed by [[Ermanno Olmi]] and starring [[Rod Steiger]].<ref name="NY Times">{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/83691/E-Venne-un-Uomo/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520123251/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/83691/E-Venne-un-Uomo/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-05-20 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Clarke Fountain |date=2011 |title=New York Times: A Man Named John |accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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The film is a biography of [[Pope John XXIII]], who, however, does not appear in the film as an actual character. Instead [[Rod Steiger]] acts as an "intermediary", telling the Pope's life story while traveling through the places in [[Province of Bergamo|Bergamo]] where he grew up. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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* [[Rod Steiger]] - The Intermediary |
* [[Rod Steiger]] - The Intermediary |
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* [[Adolfo Celi]] - Msgr. Radini Tedeschi |
* [[Adolfo Celi]] - Msgr. Radini Tedeschi |
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* [[Giorgo Fortunato]] - |
* [[Giorgo Fortunato]] - Secretary of Nunzio Roncalli |
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* [[Ottone Candiani]] - |
* [[Ottone Candiani]] - The Sinful Priest of Venice |
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* [[Alfonso Orlando]] - |
* [[Alfonso Orlando]] - Parish priest |
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* [[Alberto Rossi]] - Angelo Roncalli - Age 7 |
* [[Alberto Rossi (actor)|Alberto Rossi]] - Angelo Roncalli - Age 7 |
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* [[Giovanni Rossi]] - Angelo Roncalli - Age 10 (as Giovannio Rossi) |
* [[Giovanni Rossi (actor)|Giovanni Rossi]] - Angelo Roncalli - Age 10 (as Giovannio Rossi) |
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* [[Fabrisio Rossi]] - Angelo Roncalli - Age 4 |
* [[Fabrisio Rossi]] - Angelo Roncalli - Age 4 |
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* [[Pietro Germi]] - Pontiff's Father |
* [[Pietro Germi]] - Pontiff's Father |
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* [[Rita Bertocchi]] - Pontiff's Mother |
* [[Rita Bertocchi]] - Pontiff's Mother |
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* [[Antonio Bertocchi]] - Uncle Xavier |
* [[Antonio Bertocchi]] - Uncle Xavier |
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* [[Antonio Ruttigni]] - Don Pietro, |
* [[Antonio Ruttigni]] - Don Pietro, parish priest of Carviso |
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* [[Romolo Valli]] - The Intermediary (voice) |
* [[Romolo Valli]] - The Intermediary (voice) |
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==Critical reception== |
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[[Stanley Kauffmann]] of [[The New Republic]] described A Man Named John as a 'mistake'.<ref>{{cite book |title=Before My Eyes Film Criticism & Comment|last1=Kauffmann|first1=Stanley |publisher=Harper & Row Publishers |year=1979 |page=339}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb title|id=0059142|title=A Man Named John}} |
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{{Ermanno Olmi}} |
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{{Harry Saltzman}} |
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[[Category:1965 films]] |
[[Category:1965 films]] |
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[[Category:Italian films]] |
[[Category:Italian drama films]] |
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[[Category:Italian-language films]] |
[[Category:1960s Italian-language films]] |
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[[Category:1965 drama films]] |
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[[Category:Films directed by Ermanno Olmi]] |
[[Category:Films directed by Ermanno Olmi]] |
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[[Category:Films produced by Harry Saltzman]] |
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[[Category:Cultural depictions of Pope John XXIII]] |
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[[Category:1960s Italian films]] |
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| A Man Named John | |
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| Directed by | Ermanno Olmi |
| Written by | Pope John XXIII Ermanno Olmi Vincenzo Labella |
| Produced by | Vincenzo Labella Harry Saltzman |
| Starring | Rod Steiger |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Edited by | Carla Colombo |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
A Man Named John (Italian: E venne un uomo) is a 1965 drama film directed by Ermanno Olmi and starring Rod Steiger.[1]
The film is a biography of Pope John XXIII, who, however, does not appear in the film as an actual character. Instead Rod Steiger acts as an "intermediary", telling the Pope's life story while traveling through the places in Bergamo where he grew up.
Stanley KauffmannofThe New Republic described A Man Named John as a 'mistake'.[2]
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