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The Small Miracle

The Small Miracle

1973TV Movie⏱️ 1h 13m
DramaFamily
7.6
IMDB Rating
92 votes

A small boy of rural Italy, befriends a Catholic priest and pleads for help to save his sick donkey. Hearing the stories of St Frances on how he loved cared, even cured animals, comes up with notion "If he could just bring his don...

Director
Jeannot Szwarc
Writers
Paul Gallico, Howard Dimsdale, John Patrick
Stars
Vittorio De Sica, Marco Della Cava, Guidarino Guidi
Release Date
April 11, 1973
Language
English
Country
Italy, United States
💬 4
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Vittorio De Sica
Vittorio De Sica
as Father Damico
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Marco Della Cava
as Pepino
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Guidarino Guidi
as Salesman
Umberto Raho
Umberto Raho
Massimo Sarchielli
Massimo Sarchielli
Pietro Tordi
Pietro Tordi
Raf Vallone
Raf Vallone
as Father Superior

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Assisi, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Production
Alan Landsburg Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

🏷️ Keywords

donkeypopereligionremakebased on novel

🎯 Categories

DramaFamily

⭐ Featured Review

I think this will play better if you are Catholic.
by planktonrules2012-08-24
4/10

"I mean no disrespect, but my summary really is true. I am not a Catholic and didn't get a lot out of this film. However, perhaps Catholics will enjoy it far more. Keep this in mind when you watch the film. The actor/director Vittorio De Sica stars in this film as a nice old priest who has spent his entire life in Assisi, Italy. He always seems to be annoying his very short-tempered superior (Raf Vallone). This irritation gets a lot worse when a boy named Pepino (Marco Della Cava) takes the priest's words very literally and takes an animal into the crypt of St. Francis to pray for it..."

📖 Synopsis

A small boy of rural Italy, befriends a Catholic priest and pleads for help to save his sick donkey. Hearing the stories of St Frances on how he loved cared, even cured animals, comes up with notion "If he could just bring his don...