The Pope Must Diet (1991)
The Pope Must Die
Our Father who art in trouble...
97 min
A less-than-qualified and far-from-perfect priest is mistakenly named the new pope. As the pontiff, he must deal with Vatican corruption, the Mob and the reappearance of his old lover.
- Release date
- February 6, 1992
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $4,400,000
- Box office
- $2,554,770
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Trailer
Cast
- Robbie Coltrane as The Pope
- Beverly D'Angelo as Veronica Dante
- Herbert Lom as Vittorio Corelli
- Paul Bartel as Monsignor Fitchie
- Peter Richardson as Bish
- Adrian Edmondson as Father Rookie
- John Sessions as Dino
- Steven O'Donnell as Rico
- Salvatore Cascio as Paulo
- Balthazar Getty as Joe Don Dante
- Alex Rocco as Cardinal Rocco
- Damir Mejovsek as Drunk Cardinal
- Bozidar Smiljanic as Cardinal Spott
- Annette Crosbie as Mother Superior
- Ranko Zidaric as Father Santini
- William Hootkins as Cardinal Verucci
- Niall Buggy as BBC Reporter
- Robert Stephens as Camarlengo
- Janez Vajevec as Father Albini
- Relja Basic as Alberto
- Ernest Clark as Abbot
- Jeff Beck as Postman
- David Boyce as Malvini
- Demeter Bitenc as Raggio
- Petar Buntic as Motorcade Cop
- Marc Smith as US News Reporter
Crew
- Peter Richardson · Director
- Peter Richardson · Writer
- Pete Richens · Writer
- Stephen Woolley · Producer
- Jeff Beck · Composer
- Anne Dudley · Composer
- Frank Gell · Cinematographer
- Katherine Wenning · Editor
- John Ebden · Production designer