The Pope Must Die
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| The Pope Must Die | |
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| Directed by | Peter Richardson |
| Produced by | Stephen Woolley Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Michael White Channel 4 Films |
| Written by | Peter Richardson Pete Richens |
| Starring | Robbie Coltrane Alex Rocco Peter Richardson |
| Music by | Jeff Beck Anne Dudley |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
| Release date(s) | August 31, 1991 |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £2.5 million |
| Gross revenue | $582,510 |
| IMDb profile | |
The Pope Must Die (U.S. alternate title: The Pope Must Die(t)) is a 1991 comedy film starring Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Annette Crosbie, Alex Rocco and Peter Richardson who also directed.
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[edit] Plot
The plot is predicated on the Vatican being controlled by the Mafia. The movie opens with the death of the previous Pope and the Mob's tame Cardinal (Alex Rocco) successfully persuading the College of Cardinals to elect the Mafia's favoured candidate to the papacy, Albini. Unfortunately the secretary of the College of Cardinals (Adrian Edmondson) is hard of hearing, and announces the similar name of an honest parish priest, Albinizi, (Robbie Coltrane) who thus becomes Pope. As the plot develops, the Pope demands to see the Vatican accounts and discovers the gun-smuggling and stolen merchandise operations, and confronts the Mob, who decide that the Pope must die...
[edit] Cast
- Robbie Coltrane as The Pope
- Alex Rocco as Cardinal Rocco
- Peter Richardson as Bish
- Annette Crosbie as Mother Superior
- Adrian Edmondson as Father Rookie
- Herbert Lom as Vittorio Corelli
- Balthazar Getty as Joe Don Dante
[edit] Trivia
- After much outcry from Roman Catholics, the film's US title was changed by the addition of a single letter. The new title, "The Pope Must Diet", was marked on some promotional material with the final letter "T" in the form of a crucifix.
- The movie was filmed entirely in Europe, not far from the Vatican.
