Don Vesuvio and the house of the thugs

Movie
German title	Don Vesuvio and the house of the thugs
Original title	Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio)
Country of production	Italy , Germany
original language	Italian
Publishing year	1958
length	88 minutes
Age rating	FSK 6
Rod
Director	Siro Marcellini
script	Renato Bassoli , Siro Marcellini
production	Mario M. Glori
music	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
camera	Aldo Giordani
occupation
OW Fischer : Father Borrelli alias Don Vesuvio Ingrid Stenn : Teresa Christian Wolff : Ciccillo Michael Ande : Gennarino Nino Taranto : Professor Spada Marisa Merlini : Carmela Spada Giuseppe Porelli : Police Commissioner Isa Querio : Don Vesuvio's mother Nino Manfredi : The nurse Martinetti Alberto : Totonno

Don Vesuvio and the house of the rascals , in the original title Il bacio del sole (Don Vesuvio) , is an Italian-German feature film by the director Siro Marcellini from 1958 with OW Fischer in the title role. Renato Bassoli wrote the script. In the Federal Republic of Germany, the film was first shown in cinemas on November 7, 1958.

action

The story takes place shortly after the end of the Second World War in the Italian city of Naples. Cicillo is the head of a gang of adolescents who have neither a home nor parents, who make a living by stealing and scamming and who cannot distinguish between good and bad. The young Father Borrelli wants to change this. Disguised as a sailor, he seeks contact with the stranded and is finally accepted into their community under the name "Vesuvio". After believing that he has fully won the young people's trust, he reveals himself to them as a priest. In this capacity, he now wants to turn the bombed-out housing of the young people into a publicly recognized home supported by the state. However, many do not agree with this and turn away from him, especially the gang leader Cicillo. Don Vesuvio, however, stubbornly pursues his plan. He receives active support not only from the young people who have stayed, but also from Professor Spada and his wife.

Little by little the public became interested in the priest's project. The house of the rascals is growing more and more into a real home for teenagers, from which they dare to start a new life, away from any crime. One day even the obdurate Cicillo asks for admission.

criticism

"A Christian and socially committed, lively film aimed at young people and adults."

- Lexicon of international film

source

Program for the film from the publishing house Das Neue Film-Programm , Mannheim, No. 4153

Web links

• Don Vesuvio and the House of hoodlums in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ rororo-Taschenbuch Nr. 3174 (1988), p. 699