SYNOPSIS
In 1221, two shipwreck victims land on the coast of Sicily. Both are dressed in the habit of the Franciscan Order. Their manes are Julius and Anthony. Anthony kneels before the local bishop asking for forgiveness and begins to tell his story. This is how the story of Saint Anthony of Padua begins. The film tells the story of Fernando di Buglione, a young Portuguese man who, despite his father’s insistence, chooses to take to the cloth, changing his name to Anthony, rather than to fight the Muslims. Anthony, the noble knight who becomes a faithful follower of Saint Francis, dedicates his life to serving the Church with words rather than with the sword. Humble, proud, docile, firey: these are the many facets of Anthony’s character. In just thirty six years of life, Anthony becomes not only the miracle worker whom everybody knows, but also a passionate defender of justice, solidarity and social peace, the sworn enemy of usury and an untiring preacher who is always on the road …
Year: 2002
Format: TV movie 1×100′
Genre: Drama
Language: Italian
Co-production: Lux Vide, Mediatrade
Viewers: 7.000.000
Share: 31,00%
Cast
| Anthony | Daniele Liotti |
| Giulietto | Enrico Brignano |
| Amerigo | Pepe Sancho |
| Nuno | Peppino Mazzotta |
| Tereisa | Vittoria Puccini |
| Pedro | Francesco Stella |
| Martino | Glauco Onorato |
| Francesco | Pedro Casablanc |
| Joao | Luigi Burruano |
Crew
| Produced By | Luca Bernabei |
| Directed By | Umberto Marino |
| Written by | Umberto Marino, Alessandra Caneva, Fernando Muraca |
| Story Editor | Saverio D’Ercole |
| Dir. of Photography | Roberto Meddi |
| Production Designer | Nino Formica |
| Makeup | Giancarlo Del Brocco |
| Costumes Designer | Maurizio Basile |
| Music | Marco Frisina |
| Editor | Stefano Chierchié |
| Casting | Fabiola Banzi, Rosa Estevez |
| Executive Producer | Salvatore Morello |
| Mediatrade Producer | Anna Stoppoloni |