Michele Placido is an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco Bellocchio, winning the Berlinale's Silver Bear for Best Actor for his performance in the 1979 film Ernesto. He is known internationally for portraying police inspector Corrado Cattani on the crime drama television series La piovra (1984–2001). Placido's directorial debut, Pummarò, was screened Un Certain Regard at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Three of his films have competed for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. He is a five-time Nastro d'Argento and four-time David di Donatello winner. In 2021, Placido was appointed President of the Teatro Comunale in Ferrara.
Muriel Baumeister is a German-Austrian film and television actress. She was born in Salzburg.
Don Camillo in Moscow is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Comencini. It was the fifth film in the Don Camillo series.
Alessandra Carina Mastronardi is an Italian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films To Rome with Love and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and the television series Master of None, for which she garnered a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2017.
Marco Simon Puccioni is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Casa famiglia (Family home) is an Italian television series that aired from April 20, 2001 to May 30, 2003 on Rai 1. The series, a spin-off of the series Un prete tra noi (A priest among us), follows Don Marco (Massimo Dapporto) taking over the responsibilities of his family home from his ailing father.
Don Andrea Gallo was an Italian presbyter. He was the founder and leader of the Community of San Benedetto al Porto. He often called himself a "priest of the sidewalk", referring to his activity of helping poor and needy people.
Streetwise priests are Roman Catholic priests who exercise their spiritual mandate by living in structures in direct contact with the "street", which is their mission land. Historical streetwise priests include Philip Neri (1515–1595) and John Bosco (1815–1888).
The Swinging Confessors, also known as Intimacy and The Married Priest, is a 1970 Italian comedy film written and directed by Marco Vicario.
La ragazza del prete is a 1970 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Domenico Paolella.
Saint John Bosco: Mission to Love is an Italian television miniseries directed by Lodovico Gasparini that aired on 22nd & 23rd of September 2004 on Rai1. It's based on real life events of Roman Catholic priest John Bosco.
Sebastiano Lo Monaco was an Italian actor of theatre, film, and television.
Shelter aka Shelter Me is a 2007 Italian romantic drama film co-written and directed by Marco Simon Puccioni and starring Maria de Medeiros, Antonia Liskova, and Mounir Ouadi. The film was presented at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival in 2007.
Achille Manzotti was an Italian television and film producer.
Marco Bisceglia was an Italian priest, among the first Catholic activists to plead the cause of homosexuals.
The Priest's Hat is a 1944 Italian historical thriller drama film directed by Ferdinando Maria Poggioli and starring Roldano Lupi, Lída Baarová and Luigi Almirante. It is based on the 1888 novel of the same title by Emilio De Marchi.
Marco Visconti is an Italian television series which originally aired in one series of six episodes in 1975. A historical adventure, it is based on the 1834 novel of the same title by Tommaso Grossi which had previously been made into 1925 and 1941 films.
Roberto Accornero is an Italian television, film and voice actor.
Prisma is an Italian coming-of-age television series created by Alice Urciuolo and Ludovico Bessegato. The first season was released on Amazon Prime Video on 20 September 2022. The series was cancelled after two seasons in 2024.
