Benvenuto, reverendo! or Welcome Reverend is a 1950

Italian films of 1950

A list of films produced in Italy in 1950 :-A-B:-C-I:-L-P:-Q-Z:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...

 Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 crime film

Crime film

Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...

 comedy directed, written by and starring Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi was an Italian actor and cinema and theatre director.-Actor Filmography:* Avanti, c'è posto... by Mario Bonnard...

. It co-stars Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and polo...

 and Lianella Carell

Lianella Carell

Lianella Carell was an Italian film actress and screenwriter. She appeared in 18 films between 1948 and 1958...

.

Plot

Giuseppe (Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti

Massimo Girotti was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and polo...

), an ex-convict meets with a village priest Don Peppino (Aldo Fabrizi) with a letter requesting that he is given a job but the man happens to be so ill that he cannot help him. Over time, starving and in a desperate state, Giuseppe steals a hundred lira

Lira

Lira is the name of the monetary unit of a number of countries, as well as the former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino and the Vatican City and Israel. The term originates from the value of a Troy pound of high purity silver. The libra was the basis of the monetary system of the Roman Empire...

 from the church and flees in the robes of the cleric. Outside he is confronted by police officer

Police officer

A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...

 who, in mistaking him for the village priest requests that he comes to the aid of a local rich landlord

Landlord

A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant . When a juristic person is in this position, the term landlord is used. Other terms include lessor and owner...

 whose farmers are on strike and threaten to take over the land. If he is able to settle the conflict then as an award the church will be granted a large sum of money to revamp the old church. Imposing as the priest Don Peppino, Giuseppe decides to see if he can squander the money by fulfilling the task.

Cast

• Aldo Fabrizi
  Aldo Fabrizi
  Aldo Fabrizi was an Italian actor and cinema and theatre director.-Actor Filmography:* Avanti, c'è posto... by Mario Bonnard...
  
   as Don Peppino
• Lianella Carell
  Lianella Carell
  Lianella Carell was an Italian film actress and screenwriter. She appeared in 18 films between 1948 and 1958...
  
   as Anna
• Massimo Girotti
  Massimo Girotti
  Massimo Girotti was an Italian film actor whose career spanned seven decades.Born in Mogliano, in the province of Macerata, Girotti developed his athletic physique by swimming and polo...
  
  
• Gabriele Ferzetti
  Gabriele Ferzetti
  Gabriele Ferzetti is an Italian actor. He has more than 160 credits to his name across film, television and stage. His career was at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s....
  
  
• Giovanni Grasso
  Giovanni Grasso
  Giovanni Grasso was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 82 films between 1910 and 1955.He was born and died in Catania, Sicily, Italy.-Selected filmography:* We the Living * I Live as I Please...
  
  
• Mario Mazza
  Mario Mazza
  Mario Mazza was an Italian educator. In 1916 He was one of the founding members of ASCI which became The Scouts Association of Catholic Italians....
  
  
• Virginia Balestrieri
• Pitto
  Pitto
  Pitto may refer to:* Pitto , the Dutch electronic music DJ and Producer* Pitto , the game also referred to as 'Seven Tiles'* Alfredo Pitto, the Italian Football player...
  
   as The child (as il piccolo Pitto)
• Ada Colangeli
• Franco Fava
• Lia Grani
• Marianne Hold
  Marianne Hold
  Marianne Hold was a German movie actress who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in romantic comedy films set in rural, especially Alpine, areas .- Biography :...
  
  
• Alfredo Leggi
• Amerigo Santarelli
• Carlo Titta
• Raimondo Van Riel