Ha da venì... don Calogero
Comedy
A good-natured priest inherits a large sum of money from a former student at his elementary school and must decide wisely on how to use it best.
Director
Vittorio Vassarotti
Writers
Andrea Maroni, Vittorio Vassarotti
Stars
Barry Fitzgerald, Tina Pica, Lauro Gazzolo
Release Date
March 4, 1952
Language
English, Italian
Country
Italy
🎭 Top Cast
Barry Fitzgerald
as Don Calogero
Tina Pica
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Lauro Gazzolo
as Evaristo, il farmacista
Lois Maxwell
as Maestrina
Franco Corsaro
as Barista
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Charles Fawcett
as Don Andrea
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Silvana Muzi
as Rosetta
Arturo Bragaglia
as Messo comunale
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Vittorio Palermi
Marcello Giorda
as Sindaco
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production
Vi-Va Film
🏷️ Keywords
religious filmcaring priestinheritancecommunity welfarehelping someone
🎯 Categories
Comedy
💡 Did You Know?
The title is a riff on the pro-communist Italian expression 'Ha da venì Baffone' which was popular at the time the movie was made and loosely translates as 'Mustached Man must come' (Baffone or Mustached Man was an Italian nickname for Stalin at the time) meaning 'communism must come and save postwar Italy.' In accordance, the title of the movie loosely translates as 'Don Calogero must come and save the day.'
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📖 Synopsis
A good-natured priest inherits a large sum of money from a former student at his elementary school and must decide wisely on how to use it best.