| 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 Kauffmann of The New Republic described A Man Named John as a 'mistake'. [2]
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