The Fortunate Pilgrim (miniseries)

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The Fortunate Pilgrim
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Based on The Fortunate Pilgrim by Mario Puzo
Screenplay by John McGreevey
Story by Mario Puzo
Directed by Stuart Cooper
Starring Sophia Loren
Edward James Olmos
John Turturro
Composers Lucio Dalla
Mauro Malavasi
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes2
Production
Cinematography Reginald H. Morris
Ned Vidakovich
Original release
Release3 April (1988-04-03) 
4 April 1988 (1988-04-04)

The Fortunate Pilgrim (Italian : Mamma Lucia) is a 1988 American-Italian television drama miniseries written and directed by Stuart Cooper. It is based on the Mario Puzo's novel with the same name. [1] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. Kathryn Baker (April 2, 1988). "Pilgrim loses its way..." The Free Lance–Star . Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. Aldo Grasso, Massimo Scaglioni. Enciclopedia della Televisione. Garzanti, 1996 - 2002. p. 407.