Povero Cristo

Povero Cristo
Directed by	Pier Carpi
Written by	Pier Carpi
Starring	Mino Reitano Rosemary Dexter Raoul Grassilli
Cinematography	Guglielmo Mancori
Edited by	Daniele Alabiso
Music by	Mario Migliardi
Release date	1975 (1975)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Povero Cristo is 1975 Italian film written and directed by Pier Carpi.

Plot

A young man with aspirations of becoming a private investigator is approached by a stranger who promises 100 million lire if he obtains evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ.

Cast

• Mino Reitano as Giorgio Cavero / Jesus Christ
• Rosemarie Dexter as Mara / Mary Magdalene
• Raoul Grassilli as Commissioner Petra / Pontius Pilate
• Curd Jürgens as Stranger who hires Giorgio
• Edmund Purdom as Man in a tailcoat / Satan
• Ida Galli as Giorgio's mother / Mary
• Roberto Brivio as Basta / Barabbas
• Paolo Gozlino as Senior dancer / John the Baptist
• Giovanni Brusatori as Gavetta / Judas
• Enrico Beruschi as Perota / Peter
• Giancarlo Badessi as Director / Herod
• Franco Ressel as Convicted / Penitent thief
• Saverio Mosca as Convicted / Impenitent thief
• Adolfo Lastretti as Policeman / Centurion
• Sonia Viviani

Production

While credited to Pier Carpi, the actual director of the film was his assistant Gianni Siragusa, with Carpi only supervising the shootings. ^[1] Announcing the film, Carpi described the film as "a religious giallo". ^[1]

Release

The film premiered at the 34th Venice International Film Festival, in the Spazio Aperto sidebar. ^{[1] [2]} It was released in Italian cinemas on January 1976. ^[1]

References

1. Curti, Roberto (2018). Mavericks of Italian Cinema: Eight Unorthodox Filmmakers, 1940s-2000s. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. pp. 6, 17–18. ISBN   978-1-4766-7242-7.
2. "Manifestazioni cinematografiche". Venice Biennale . Retrieved 8 June 2025.

External links

• Povero Cristo at IMDb