Top Cast
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Ed Asner
Jean XXIII
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Massimo Ghini
Angelo Roncalli Jeune
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Claude Rich
Cardinal Ottaviani
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Michael Mendl
Mgr Domenico Tardini
Overview
The inspirational story of the jolly cardinal Angelo Roncalli, who looks back at his memories as a poor country priest and is eventually elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
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