Magnificat
Apr 09 1993
•2h 50m
•Drama, History
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.
Cast
See allLuigi Diberti
Lord of Malfole
Arnaldo Ninchi
Folco
Massimo Bellinzoni
Baino
Dalia Zagni
Rozal (as Dalia Lahav)
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