Saving Grace (1985 film)
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| Saving Grace | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert M. Young |
| Written by | Celia Gittelson Richard Kramer |
| Starring | Tom Conti Edward James Olmos Fernando Rey Erland Josephson Giancarlo Giannini Donald Hewlett Patricia Mauceri Marta Zoffoli |
| Release date(s) | 1985 |
| Running time | 112 min. |
| Language | English |
Saving Grace is a 1985 film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Tom Conti and Edward James Olmos.
It is based on a novel by Celia Gittelson with a screenplay by Richard Kramer.
[edit] Plot
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A newly enthroned Pope (Conti) longs to be involved in ordinary people’s lives again, as he was when he was a priest.
During an audience the Pope speaks with a young girl whose village needs help. Accidentally locked out of the Vatican the Pope travels to the small, impoverished and isolated village. He decides that the people need the aqueduct re-built. Without expertise and only the help of some orphans, he starts construction.
