The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair(2002)
A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.
Movie: The Bankers Of God: The Calvi Affair
Top 10 Billed Cast
Flavio Carboni
Roberto Calvi
Francesco Pazienza
Paul Marcinkus
Clara Calvi
Silvano Vittor
Anna Calvi
Roberto Rosone
Luigi Mennini
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A reconstruction of the bankruptcy of the Banco Ambrosiano bank and its liaisons with the Vatican and the Masonry through its president Roberto Calvi, notoriously found dead under the Blackfriars Bridge in London in June 1982.
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2002-03-07
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