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In 1944, as the Allies' push to Rome left the venerated Monte Cassino abbey in ruins, a monk sought to assuage his people's shaken faith by recounting how the piety of Benedict of Nursia (Fosco Giachetti)--the Roman noble who responded by the decadence around him by founding the first monastic order--helped civilization endure in the wake of the Western Roman Empire's collapse. Intriguing religious drama co-stars Alfredo Varelli, Adriana Benetti. 87 min. Standard; Soundtrack: Italian; Subtitles: English. In Italian with English subtitles.