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Plot:
- ClergyUnlikely criminalsBlind AmbitionUninhibited RivalryReligions or CultsAmbitionCrimesDishonesty more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodramaThriller
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Time/Period:
- 40s50sWorld War 2
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Place:
- Church
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Monsignor, 1982
English
USA
Profile of Monsignor
The plot of Monsignor centers around blind ambition, the clergy, and unlikely criminals. It is a drama and thriller movie. Stylistically, it is a melodrama. In approach, Monsignor is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a church. It happens during World War 2 and in the 1950s. Monsignor is based on a book.
Summary of Monsignor
Ambitious priest John Flaherty (Christopher Reeve) is thrilled to have received a post at the Vatican, but arrives to find the church in financial disarray. Undaunted, he partners with the local Mafia to sell cigarettes on the black market. The plan works well enough that his superiors turn a blind eye, and Flaherty is emboldened to take even greater risks. Attracted to a postulant nun named Clara (Geneviève Bujold), he disguises himself as an army officer in order to seduce her.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 22 October 1982 |
| Runtime: | 121 min |
Cast and Crew
as Father John Flaherty
as Cardinal Santoni
