The Pope Must Die (1991)
June 21, 1991Release Date
The Pope Must Die (1991)
June 21, 1991Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Robbie Coltrane
The Pope
Beverly D'Angelo
Veronica Dante
Adrian Edmondson
Father Rookie
Alex Rocco
Cardinal Rocco
Paul Bartel
Monsignor Fitchie
Damir Mejovšek
Drunk Cardinal
Peter Richardson
Director
Herbert Lom
Vittorio Corelli
Pete Richens
Writer
Annette Crosbie
Mother Superior
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Jeff Beck
Composer
William Hootkins
Cardinal Verucci
Anne Dudley
Composer
Robert Stephens
The Camarlengo
Frank Gell
Cinematographer
Balthazar Getty
Joe Don Dante
Steven O'Donnell
Rico
John Sessions
Dino
Ralph Brown
Doctor
Ranko Zidarić
Father Santini
Božidar Smiljanić
Cardinal Spott
Salvatore Cascio
Paulo
Janez Vajevec
Father Albini
Relja Bašić
Alberto
Ernest Clark
Abbot
Alice Richardson
Maria
Niall Buggy
BBC Reporter
Mirella D'Angelo
Chocolate Spaghetti Mom
Ivica Zadro
Father Cuddles
Khedija Sassi
Luccia Corelli
Demeter Bitenc
Raggio
Mirta Zečević
Beautiful Nun
Mark Caven
Father Franco
Damir Šaban
Carlo Felici
Branko Blaće
General
Dani Segina
Old Cardinal
Campbell Morrison
Big Security Guard
Bob Weinstein
Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Media.
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The Pope Must Die (alternative known title as The Pope Must Diet! in the United States and Canada) is a 1991 British Catholic Church comedy film directed by Peter Richardson, who also wrote the screenplay with Pete Richens derived from elements of an earlier screenplay for a three-part mini-series satirising the Catholic Church, and which had been rejected by Channel 4. The film stars Robbie Coltrane as a low ranking priest who is mistakenly elected Pope, then has to avoid being assassinated by the Mafia. The film co-stars Adrian Edmondson, Annette Crosbie, Herbert Lom and Alex Rocco. The film was released by Palace Pictures with the backing of Channel 4 Films.
The film was originally planned as a part of a three-part mini-series for Channel 4, which was cancelled by the station after press outcry. This led Richardson to sever his long relationship with Channel 4 and move his future productions to the BBC. The budget for the film was later approved by Palace Pictures with the backing of Channel 4 Films.
The production was filmed in 1990 in Yugoslavia on a budget of £2.5 million.
The film's subject matter was controversial, which caused the distributors serious difficulties with its promotion, London Transport refusing to carry advertising for it until the film's posters were censored. In the United States the Big Three television networks refused to show commercials for the film, which they said was sacrilegious and offensive. Many newspapers in the US also censored or refused to carry advertising for the film.