
Magnificat
Drama · History
Overview
During the Middle Ages, a traveling executioner hires an apprentice to learn the finer points of torture and execution, and a young girl is given by her parents to a Catholic convent.
Top Cast


Luigi Diberti
Luigi Diberti
Lord of Malfole
Luigi Diberti
Lord of Malfole


Arnaldo Ninchi
Arnaldo Ninchi
Folco
Arnaldo Ninchi
Folco


Massimo Bellinzoni
Massimo Bellinzoni
Baino
Massimo Bellinzoni
Baino


Dalia Zagni
Dalia Zagni
Rozal (as Dalia Lahav)
Dalia Zagni
Rozal (as Dalia Lahav)


Lorella Morlotti
Lorella Morlotti
Venturina
Lorella Morlotti
Venturina


Massimo Sarchielli
Massimo Sarchielli
Margherita's Father
Massimo Sarchielli
Margherita's Father


Brizio Montinaro
Brizio Montinaro
Lord of Campodose
Brizio Montinaro
Lord of Campodose


Marcello Cesena
Marcello Cesena
Agateo
Marcello Cesena
Agateo


Consuelo Ferrara
Consuelo Ferrara
Abbess
Consuelo Ferrara
Abbess


Nando Gazzolo
Nando Gazzolo
Narrator (voice)
Nando Gazzolo
Narrator (voice)
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