Name: The Teacher and the Miracle
Released: 1961
Duration: 1 min 28 s
Cast: Aldo Fabrizi, Edoardo Nevola, Marco Paoletti, Alfredo Mayo, Mary Lamar

Cast & Crew

Film Details

Also Known As

Il maestro

Release Date

Jan 1961

Premiere Information

New York opening: 23 Apr 1961

Production Company

Gladiator Film; Union Films

Distribution Company

President Films

Country

Italy

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 28m

Synopsis

Aging widower Giovanni Merino is devoted to his young and talented son, Antonio. On the boy's behalf, Merino, a popular teacher, hopes to open an art school and eagerly awaits the letter of permission from the Ministry of Education. On the day of its arrival Merino is attending a baptism. Well aware of his father's eagerness, Antonio rushes to the christening. In his excitement he dashes across the street and is killed by an automobile. The grieving father finds teaching a painful reminder of his dead son and announces his resignation. Before it can be accepted, however, a new pupil enters his class. Gabriel, a carpenter's son, restores Merino's faith in life and rekindles his enthusiasm for teaching. He then announces his departure. Dismayed, Merino traces the boy to a church, where he discovers a statue of the Madonna and Child. The figure of Jesus is identical to that of Gabriel.