Film

The Priest Lorenzo

1954 · 1h 29m · Drama

IMDb

7.4

A heart-warming and entertaining chronicle of Salesian priest Lorenzo Massa. His work in the Almagro neighborhood of Buenos Aires in the early 1900s led to the founding of San Lorenzo de Almagro, one of the best soccer clubs in Argentina. (Pope Francis, who grew up in this neighborhood in the 1940s, is a fan). Father Massa (Ángel Magaña), an athletic young priest, is sent to serve a working class community, where he initially faces indifference and hostility. Following the conventions of the Hollywood biopic, the film describes the characters and their plights with affection, and a dash of drama, as they are changed by the example of the priest.

Ángel Magaña

Lorenzo

Tito Alonso

Arturo Arcari

Nelly Meden

Ricardo Greco

Panchito Lombard

Lalo Malcolm

Domingo Mania

Esperanza Palomero

Bernardo Perrone

Óscar Rovito

Eloy Álvarez

Roberto Durán

Julio De Grazia

• Augusto César VatteoneDirector · Screenplay
• Nora CelsoScreenplay
• Osvaldo FalabellaScreenplay
• Enrique FaustínExecutive Producer
• Bob RobertsDirector of Photography
• Julián BautistaOriginal Music Composer
• Nello MelliEditor

Release date

January 1, 1954

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama