The Devil's Advocate

Oct 26, 1977

1h 49m

★ 6.5

Was he a saint or was he a sinner?

Overview

A dying priest is commissioned to investigate the deeds of Giacomo Nerone, a dead wartime partisan, and find out if he truly is worthy of being canonized.

Genres

Mystery

Drama

Production Companies

Geria Productions

Bavaria Film

Bavaria-Filmkunst Verleih

The Devil's Advocate Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Monsignor Blaise Meredith

John Mills

Contess Anne Di Sanctis

Stéphane Audran

Dr. Aldo Meyer

Jason Miller

Nina Sanduzzi

Paola Pitagora

Giacomo Nerone / James Black

Leigh Lawson

Father Anselmo

Timothy West

'Il Lupo'

Patrick Mower

Bishop Aurelio

Raf Vallone

Cardinal Marotta

Romolo Valli

Doctor

Jack Hedley

Nicholas Black

Daniel Massey

Alex Ritt, a music video director comes to Italy to direct a video for pop sensation Stefania Stella. He soon encounters a mysterious killer who videotapes his victims for the police. As the horrible murders continue, Ritt is unknowingly pushed into the killer's games and he soon becomes a target of the police. The video-killer is on the loose and Ritt must find out the truth before it's too late.

5.2

At the Foot of the Rainbow

May 25, 2014

Fifteen years ago 1830s muskrat trapper Dannie Mcnoun, loves Mary and sends his best friend, Jimmy, to win her over for Dannie. Jimmy married her instead. Now neighbors, Dannie works both farms as Jimmy tries to drown his problems with a bottle.

6.0

The American

Aug 31, 2010

Dispatched to a small Italian town to await further orders, assassin Jack embarks on a double life that may be more relaxing than is good for him.

5.3

Convent of Sinners

Aug 9, 1986

Convent of Sinners is the story of Susanna, a young girl who is raped by her own father and sent to a convent for her sins, where she falls in love with a priest. The other nuns, however, are jealous and angry, they want Susanna for themselves, and accuse her of being possessed by the Devil.

7.9

Winter Light

Feb 11, 1963

A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.

6.1

Soledad's Shawl

Nov 13, 1952

Alberto Robles, a young doctor, is faced with the decision to surrender to a life full of comforts and luxuries or to continue dedicating himself body and soul to serving those who need it most.

6.7

Goodnight Mommy

Jan 8, 2015

In the heat of the summer lays a lonesome house in the countryside where nine year old twin brothers await their mother’s return. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before and the children start to doubt whether this woman is actually who she says she is.

6.8

Tenebre

Oct 28, 1982

A razor-wielding serial killer is on the loose, murdering those around Peter Neal, an American mystery author in Italy to promote his newest novel.

7.1

I Confess

Feb 13, 1953

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

6.0

Fighting Father Dunne

May 12, 1948

A dedicated priest tries to reform a group of homeless boys in turn-of-the-century St. Louis.

7.0

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Feb 10, 1963

A tourist witnesses a murder and finds herself caught up in a series of bloody killings.

8.2

Los tres huastecos

Aug 5, 1948

This is the story of three brothers - a priest, a soldier, and an outlaw - that are raised separately by their godfathers once their mother dies. They cross their paths again when the soldier and the priest move into two towns near the town the outlaw lives in. The drama will unfold once the three brothers meet each other.

5.5

The Body

Apr 13, 2001

An ancient skeleton has been discovered in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Colouration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifiction. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint markings around the skull, lead authorities to suspect that these could be the bones of Jesus Christ. Politicians, clerics, religious extremists and those using terror as a means to an end, find their beliefs and identities tested while risking their lives to unearth the truth.....

7.3

The Life of Chuck

Jun 5, 2025

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

10.0

Dear Chickens

Jul 27, 2018

When a stubborn old man and a fretful teenaged girl are forced to share a hospital room, an unexpected friendship forms over their hatred of fake cheerfulness and bad hospital food.

5.6

Montana

Jan 16, 1998

A seasoned enforcer is given the seemingly routine task of finding the Boss's runaway mistress, Kitty. However Kitty is involved in plans to overthrow the Boss and this routine task gets very complicated.

7.5

The Devils

Jul 16, 1971

In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by the sexually repressed Sister Jeanne.