St. Peter

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St. Peter

Release Date: October 24, 2005

Year	:	2005
Slogan	:	«The salvation of many. The sacrifice of one.»
Genres	:	Drama, Family, TV Movie, History
Production Companies	:	Rai Fiction, Lux Vide, San Paolo Film, Rai Trade
Director	:	Giulio Base
Producers	:	Luca Bernabei, Fabiola Banzi, Fania Petrocchi, Salvatore Morello, Fabio Laureti, Lucia Ceresa, Fabrizio Prada, Simona Vescovi
Writers	:	Gianmario Pagano, Gianmario Pagano, Francesco Arlanch, Francesco Arlanch, Saverio D'Ercole, Sabina Marabini, Salvatore Basile, Salvatore Basile, Stefano Anchelè
RunTime	:	186 mins.

Saint Peter, a reluctant but passionate leader, from the crucifixion of Jesus to his own. The film's first half dramatizes the New Testament's "Acts": early fear, the renewal of Pentecost, Saul's conversion, the decision to baptize pagans, and the Apostles' dispersal. In the second half, an aged Peter goes to Rome to join Paul, arriving on the day of Paul's arrest. Paul's death brings a crisis to Rome's Christians and to Peter; lessons from Jesus's teachings guide his decision to stay. Events within the fictive household of Persius, a Roman aristocrat, capture the upheaval that Christian teachings bring to the Eternal City.