The Devils Advocate (1977 film)
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Director Guy Green Genre Drama Language English | 6.4/10 IMDb Cinematography Billy Williams Duration Country West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Morris West , The Devils Advocate Release date 27 October 1977 Cast John Mills (Monsignor Blaise Meredith), Stéphane Audran (Anne, Contessa di Sanctis), Jason Miller (Dr. Aldo Meyer), Paola Pitagora (Nina Sanduzzi), Leigh Lawson (James Black aka Giacomo Nerone), Timothy West (Father Anselmo)Similar movies Self/less , Salt , Gladiator , The Fault in Our Stars , The Expendables , The Man from Earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Devils Advocate, originally released as Des Teufels Advokat, is a 1977 West German English-language film, directed by Guy Green (his final theatrical film) and based on the novel of the same name by the Australian writer Morris West.
It stars John Mills, Paola Pitagora, Stephane Audran, Leigh Lawson, Jason Miller and Daniel Massey. The film is set in Italy but was filmed predominantly in West Germany.
John Mills tops the cast as a dying priest who has been summoned to Rome for one last assignment. A dead wartime partisan is being considered for Sainthood. Mills is instructed to investigate the partisan's growing cult following and learn if the man is truly worthy of canonization.
Plot
In 1958, the Catholic Church is investigating the case of a mysterious individual, Giacomo Nerone (Leigh Lawson), who is said to have performed miracles in a remote village in southern Italy (Scontrone), before being executed by Italian Communist partisans in 1944. The process involves a "Devils advocate", who is tasked with discovering any details about the subjects life that would indicate their canonisation would be inappropriate.
Monsignor Blaise Meredith (John Mills) is given this responsibility, shortly after he learns he has terminal cancer. Meredith discovers that Nerone was actually a British soldier named James Black, who had become detached from the British Army during WW2 and was hiding in this village, where he began a relationship with a local woman.
The film touches on homosexuality in the priesthood, persecution of Jews and other sensitive topics.
Cast
Production
Morris West wrote the screenplay from his novel of the same name.
References
The Devils Advocate (1977 film) WikipediaThe Devils Advocate (1977 film) IMDb The Devils Advocate (1977 film) themoviedb.org