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Jack-Alain Léger (novel)
Wendell Mayes (writer)
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Release Date:
22 October 1982 (USA) more
Tagline:
Forgive me, Father for I have sinned. I have killed for my Country, I have stolen for my Church, I have loved a Woman, and I am a Priest.
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An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II. full summary | add synopsis
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1 nomination more
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one of the worst movies I've ever seen more (14 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Christopher Reeve | ... | Father John Flaherty |
 | Geneviève Bujold | ... | Clara |
| Fernando Rey | ... | Cardinal Santoni |
| Jason Miller | ... | Don Vito Appolini |
 | Joseph Cortese | ... | Ludovico 'Lodo' Varese |
| Adolfo Celi | ... | Cardinal Vinci |
| Leonardo Cimino | ... | The Pope |
| Tomas Milian | ... | Father Francisco |
| Robert Prosky | ... | Bishop Walkman (as Robert J. Prosky) |
 | Joe Pantoliano | ... | Pvt. Joe Musso |
| Milena Vukotic | ... | Sister Verna |
| Ian Danby | ... | Lieutenant |
| Gregory Snegoff | ... | 1st Soldier |
| Harrison Muller Jr. | ... | 2nd Soldier |
| David Mills | ... | Major |
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121 min
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Hellcats (#3.9)" (1990) more
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Serenade in Blue more
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| re: the ending, did he know... (spoiler alert) | mielr |
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A really bad movie essentially has to be a broken promise. You go to see a Troma flick or something by Ed Wood, and you pretty much know the expectations are low, and they'll be realized. On the other hand, when you've got a decent budget, a fairly ambitious plot, studio backing, and a cast of well-known actors -- that's what it takes to set up a really bad movie. Monsignor is harder to appreciate for all its awfulness in light of the real life tragedy suffered by Christopher Reeve. But it must be said that Reeve's acting is at the heart of this Really Bad Movie. Reeve plays a priest who essentially breaks every rule and vow -- and is rewarded with rapid and consistent promotion, all the way to the heights of the Vatican. Corrupt, sleeps with nuns -- and he becomes the Vatican's trusted financial manager. There doesn't seem to be much logic behind his brilliant career -- or behind much else that happens in this film. Some bad films are hard to watch, but this one is more in the head-scratcher category... what the hell were they thinking?