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Monsignor

Play trailer Poster for Monsignor R,  1982,  2h 2m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 0% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 17% 50+ Ratings Popcornmeter
0% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 17% Popcornmeter 50+ Ratings
Ambitious priest John Flaherty (Christopher Reeve) is thrilled to have received a post at the Vatican, but arrives to find the church in financial disarray. Undaunted, he partners with the local Mafia to sell cigarettes on the black market. The plan works well enough that his superiors turn a blind eye, and Flaherty is emboldened to take even greater risks. Attracted to a postulant nun named Clara (Geneviève Bujold), he disguises himself as an army officer in order to seduce her.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press Nov 12, 2018
[A] mean-spirited film that might be considered sacrilegious were it not so ludicrous. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Oct 30, 2007
Lots of potential for a rare, absorbing, behind-the-scenes look at the Vatican is totally blown. Go to Full Review
Time Out Jun 24, 2006
Mortal sins, true confessions, purple stuff. Go to Full Review
Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) Aug 27, 2019
The private melodrama overpowers objective reality. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
TV Guide Oct 30, 2007
0/4
This wretched melodrama, set against a backdrop of altars, papal blessings, and promiscuous priests, has all the content of an empty chalice. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Frank Perry

Director

Christopher Reeve

Father John Flaherty

Geneviève Bujold

Clara

Fernando Rey

Cardinal Santoni

Jason Miller

Don Vito Appolini

Joe Cortese

Ludovico "Lodo" Varese

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ambitious priest John Flaherty (Christopher Reeve) is thrilled to have received a post at the Vatican, but arrives to find the church in financial disarray. Undaunted, he partners with the local Mafia to sell cigarettes on the black market. The plan works well enough that his superiors turn a blind eye, and Flaherty is emboldened to take even greater risks. Attracted to a postulant nun named Clara (Geneviève Bujold), he disguises himself as an army officer in order to seduce her.
Director
Frank Perry
Producer
David Niven Jr., Frank Yablans
Screenwriter
Abraham Polonsky, Wendell Mayes
Production Co
Frank Yablans Presentations
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jan 31, 2012
Runtime
2h 2m
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