St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor

Sep 26, 2007

3h 20m

★ 8.0

Overview

Giuseppe Moscati, Doctor saint of Naples, was a doctor of the early twentieth century, from an aristocratic family devoted his career to serving the poor. The film focuses on the human side, partially leaving aside the spiritual part.

Genres

Drama

History

TV Movie

Production Companies

Rai Fiction

Sacha Film Company

Artis Edizioni Digitali

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Cast

Giuseppe Moscati

Giuseppe Fiorello

Elena Cajafa

Kasia Smutniak

Giorgio Piromallo

Ettore Bassi

Umberto

Carmine Borrino

Cloe

Paola Casella

De Lillo

Giorgio Colangeli

Fascist

Marco Gambino

Suor Helga

Emanuela Grimalda

Gregario

Paolo Casiraghi

Arcangelo

Giuseppe Zeno

Nina Moscati

Antonella Stefanucci

Italo Celoro

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