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Mother Teresa of Calcutta (film)

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Genre
  
Biography

Starring
  
Olivia Hussey

Country of origin
  
Italy

Directed by
  
Fabrizio Costa

Theme music composer
  
Guy Farley

Written by
  
Francesco Scardamaglia Massimo Cerofolini

Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a 2003 biographical television film based on the life of Mother Teresa, the founder of the Missionaries of Charity religious institute. The film stars Olivia Hussey in the title role and received a CAMIE award in 2007. The film was originally produced as the Italian television miniseries Madre Teresa.

Cast information

  • Olivia Hussey as Mother Teresa
  • Sebastiano Somma as Father Serrano: a Vatican priest sent to evaluate Mother Teresa's application for the founding of the Missionaries of Charity. Initially sceptical, he eventually becomes a follower of Mother Teresa.
  • Michael Mendl as Celeste van Exem: Mother Teresa's long-time spiritual director.
  • Laura Morante as Mother Cenacle
  • Ingrid Rubio as Sister Agnes/Virginia
  • Guillermo Ayesa as Perier
  • Valeria Cavalli as Drane
  • Enzo De Caro as Enzo Decaro
  • Morgane Slemp as Silvia
  • Antonia Frering as Sister Stephanie
  • Emily Hamilton as Anna
  • Ravindra Randeniya as Police Chief

    • References

    Mother Teresa of Calcutta (film) Wikipedia
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