John XXIII: The Pope of Peace

{{Short description|2002 movie directed by Giorgio Capitani}}

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| writer = Francesco Scardamaglia
Massimo Cerofolini

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| director = Giorgio Capitani

| starring = Edward Asner
Massimo Ghini
Claude Rich
Michael Mendl
Franco Interlenghi
Sydne Rome

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| composer = Marco Frisina

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| language = Italian

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| editor = Antonio Siciliano

| cinematography = Luigi Kuveiller

| runtime = 208 minutes

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| network = Rai 1

| released = {{Start date|2002}}

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John XXIII: The Pope of Peace ({{langx|it|Papa Giovanni - Ioannes XXIII}}, also known as John XXIII, Pope John XXIII and Pope John XXIII: The Pope Of Peace) is a 2002 Italian television movie directed by Giorgio Capitani. The film is based on real life events of Roman Catholic Pope John XXIII.{{cite book|last1=Giovanni Bechelloni|title=Diventare italiani: coltivare e comunicare la memoria collettiva|year=2003|publisher=Ipermedium libri, 2003|isbn=8886908423}}{{cite news|last1=Maria Volpe|title=Papa Giovanni, una fiction da record|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2002/aprile/23/Papa_Giovanni_una_fiction_record_co_0_020423991.shtml|access-date=5 July 2015|work=Corriere della Sera|date=23 April 2002}}{{cite news|title=Papa Giovanni, record con polemica|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/04/23/papa-giovanni-record-con-polemica.html|access-date=5 July 2015|work=La Repubblica|date=23 April 2002}}