Saving Grace

May. 02,1986      PG
Rating:
7
Subscription
Subscription
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important lessons about friendship and self-esteem. Written by Chris DeSantis

Tom Conti as  Pope Leo XIV
Fernando Rey as  Cardinal Stefano Biondi
Erland Josephson as  Monsignor Francesco Ghezzi
Giancarlo Giannini as  Abalardi
Donald Hewlett as  Monsignor Colin McGee
Edward James Olmos as  Ciolino
Patricia Mauceri as  Lucia
Marta Zoffoli as  Isabella
Guido Alberti as  Cardinal Augusto Morante
Massimo Sarchielli as  Fortunato

Reviews

Dirtylogy
1986/05/02

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

... more
Mandeep Tyson
1986/05/03

The acting in this movie is really good.

... more
Fatma Suarez
1986/05/04

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

... more
Mathilde the Guild
1986/05/05

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

... more