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The Pope Must Diet
1991
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The Pope Must Die (alternative known title as The Pope Must Diet! in the United States and Canada) is a 1991 British Catholic Church comedy film directed by Peter Richardson, who also wrote the screenplay with Pete Richens derived from elements of an earlier screenplay for a three-part mini-series satirising the Catholic Church, and which had ...
- £2.5 million
- 31 August 1991
Aug 30, 1991 · The Pope Must Diet: Directed by Peter Richardson. With Robbie Coltrane, Adrian Edmondson, Paul Bartel, Damir Mejovsek. 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.
- (1.6K)
- Comedy
- Peter Richardson
- 1991-08-30
Advertisement. But now look at "The Pope Must Die," a comedy based on the premise that the Vatican is controlled by the Mafia and run by the kind of priests who sit around smoking cigarettes and playing gin rummy in the pope's bedroom while waiting for him to kick the bucket.
The Pope Must Diet. A portly priest (Robbie Coltrane) becomes pope by mistake and spots a mob boss (Herbert Lom) laundering money at the Vatican.
- (24)
- Peter Richardson
- R
- Robbie Coltrane
Film Details. Also Known As. Pope Must Die, The, Pope Must Diet. MPAA Rating. Genre. Comedy. Thriller. Release Date. 1991. Distribution Company. MIRAMAX. Location. Yugoslavia. Technical Specs. Duration. 1h 27m. TCM Emails. An unlikely priest finds himself elected Pope through a case of mistaken identity.