La buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo

Synopsis

La buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo is an Italian television miniseries based on the true story of Don Pietro Pappagallo, a Catholic priest and Italian anti-fascist who assisted victims of Nazism and Fascism in Rome during World War II and was arrested and executed in the Ardeatine Caves massacre on March 24, 1944. It was produced by 11 Marzo Cinematografica and Rai Fiction, directed by Gianfranco Albano, written by Stefano Gabrini and Furio Scarpelli, and stars Flavio Insinna as Don Pietro. It was first released in 2006 and is distributed by Radiotelevisione Italiana and RaiTrade.

Top cast

Flavio Insinna

Don Pietro

Ignazio Oliva

Gioacchino

Paola Tiziana Cruciani

Perpetua Teresa

Simona Cavallari

Emilia

Vanni Corbellini

Dott. Koch

Max Mazzotta

Oscar

Ana Caterina Morariu

Lidia

Giacomo Rosselli

Maresciallo Ioppi

Paolo Briguglia

Mario

Sergio Fiorentini

Tipografo Rocella