SYNOPSIS
The story of a humble priest from San Giovanni Rotondo, Padre Pio of Pietralcina, who received the gift of the stigmata in September 1918 and constructed the Casa del Sollievo della Sofferenza hospital.
The mysteries, the miracles, the suspicions of the Holy Authorities and the envy of the other priests are told by one of his spiritual daughters, Emilia Sanguinetti.
Padre Pio felt that God had chosen him to put up with great suffering in order to be able to alleviate that of his neighbour.
Year: 2000
Format: Miniseries 2×90′
Genre: Drama
Language: Italian
Co-production: Lux Vide, Rai Fiction
Average viewers: 13.123.000
Average share: 43,72%
Cast
| Padre Pio | Michele Placido |
| Emilia | Barbara Bobulova |
| Guglielmo Sanguinetti | Fabio Camilli |
| Fra Nicola | Rocco Papaleo |
| Padre Elia | Franco Trevisi |
| Padre Agostino | Lucio Allocca |
| Padre Antonio | Francesco Dominedò |
| Padre Benedetto | Marco Messeri |
| Barbara Ward | Sydne Rome |
| Padre Gemelli | Mariano Rigillo |
| Padre Graziano | Franco Interlenghi |
| Michele | Massimo Bellinzoni |
| Alida | Francesca Gamba |
| Prof Bignami | Luigi Diberti |
| Padre Tommaso | Pietro De Silva |
| Rosaria | Francesca Figus |
| Angelo Lupi | Dario D’Ambrosi |
| Maria Basilio | Patrizia Punzo |
Crew
| Produced by | Luca Bernabei |
| Directed by | Giulio Base |
| Subject | Franco Bernini, Alessandra Caneva |
| Screenplay | Franco Bernini |
| Editor | Carla Simoncelli |
| Music | Ennio Morricone |
| Casting | Fabiola Banzi |
| Costumes Designer | Giancarlo Del Brocco |
| Production Designer | Carmelo Agate, Paola Marchesin |
| Director of Photography | Fabio Zamarion |
| First Assistant Director | Sergio Ercolessi |
| Executive Producer | Salvatore Morello |
| Rai Producer | Roberta Cadringher |