In the Name of the Father 1971

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NR
History Drama Mystery Comedy

In 1958 Angelo, a rich and spoiled boy, enters a religious school, where students are tired of its vice-rector, and the strict rules and old-fashioned teaching methods of priests. Soon, Angelo exerts strong leadership among his peers and incites turmoil among them, helped by intellectual Franco and shy Camma. They expel the prefect from the school, organize a Grand Guignol show, and disappear the corpse of an old professor.

Release Date 1971-10-12
Runtime 2h 35m
Directors Marco Bellocchio, Franco Di Giacomo, Ugo Novello, Amerigo Alberani, Simone Carella
Producer Franco Cristaldi
Writer Marco Bellocchio