The Chaplain of San Lorenzo (1953)
Verona in the 1950s. Don Stefano, the chaplain of San Lorenzo, was once a passionate race car driver and tennis player. Deeply affected by his wartime experiences, he decided to become a priest. He has given up racing, but now and then he still plays a game of tennis, preferably with the wealthy art dealer Catani, whose family he is friends with and in whose home he is a frequent guest. His connections to the Catanis have also enabled Don Stefano to place his protégé, Gilda, a young girl in need, with them as a housekeeper. However, Signora Catani gradually becomes suspicious of the fact that Gilda wears a new yellow rose on her dress every day. She believes the girl receives the flowers from her husband; that he is her secret lover. This leads not only to a heated argument between the couple but also to a confrontation between the lady of the house and the maid.
- Released
- 1953-02-26
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Gustav Ucicky
- TMDB rating
- 9.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Willy Birgel as Catani
- Dieter Borsche as Don Stefano
- Gertrud Kückelmann as Gilda
- Ilse Steppat as Isabella Catani
- Margarete Haagen as Constanza
- Charles Regnier as Kriminalkommissar Morro
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Staatsanwalt
- Harald Mannl as Dr.Bracca
- Walter Janssen as Gerichtsvorsitzender
- Hans Pössenbacher as Como
- Grete Reinwald as Tami