Cardinal Messias

Cardinal Messias (Italian: Abuna Messias) is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari. The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at the 1939 Venice film festival. It portrays the life of Guglielmo Massaia, a nineteenth-century Italian known for his missionary work in the Ethiopian Empire.

Cardinal Messias
Directed byGoffredo Alessandrini
Written by
  • Luigi Bernardi
  • Vittorio Cottafavi
  • Cesare Ludovici
  • Domenico Meccoli
  • Callisto V. Vanzin
  • Goffredo Alessandrini
Produced byAlessandro F. Gagna
Starring
CinematographyRenato Del Frate
Aldo Tonti
Edited byGiorgio Simonelli
Music byMario Gaudiosi
Licinio Refice
Production
company
Romana Editrice Film
Distributed byGeneralcine
Release date
31 August 1939
Running time
96 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
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