Cardinal Messias
Cardinal Messias is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari. The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at the 7th [Venice International Film Festival|1939 Venice film festival]. It portrays the life of Guglielmo Massaia, a nineteenth-century Italian known for his missionary work in the Ethiopian Empire.
Cast
- Camillo Pilotto as il cardinale Guglielmo Massaia, detto Abuna Messias
- Enrico Glori as il re Menelik
- Mario Ferrari as Abuna Atanasio
- Amedeo Trilli as Ghebrà Selassié, il consigliere di Alem
- Berché Zaitù Taclè as la principessa Alem
- Ippolito Silvestri as il re Johannes
- Francesco Sala as il marchese Antinori
- Roberto Pasetti as padre Leone
- Abd-el-Uad as il capo indigeno Abu Beker
- Oscar Andriani as padre Reginaldo Giuliani
- Corrado Racca as Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour