---
title: 'Cardinal Messias (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Goffredo Alessandrini'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cardinal-messias-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031017/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Cardinal Messias (1939)

1939 · 96 min · Drama · Italy

Original title: Abuna Messias

## Synopsis

Cardinal Messias is a 1939 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Camillo Pilotto, Enrico Glori and Mario Ferrari. The film was awarded the Mussolini Cup at the 1939 Venice film festival. It portrays the life of Guglielmo Massaia, a nineteenth-century Italian known for his missionary work in the Ethiopian Empire.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Goffredo Alessandrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/goffredo-alessandrini)
- **Screenplay:** [Goffredo Alessandrini](https://cinepixo.com/people/goffredo-alessandrini), [Vittorio Cottafavi](https://cinepixo.com/people/vittorio-cottafavi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Tonti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-tonti)
- **Editor:** [Giorgio Simonelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/giorgio-simonelli)

## Cast

- [Camillo Pilotto](https://cinepixo.com/people/camillo-pilotto)
- [Corrado Racca](https://cinepixo.com/people/corrado-racca)
- [Oscar Andriani](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-andriani)
- [Enrico Glori](https://cinepixo.com/people/enrico-glori)
- [Enzo Turco](https://cinepixo.com/people/enzo-turco)
- [Amedeo Trilli](https://cinepixo.com/people/amedeo-trilli)
- [Mario Ferrari](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-ferrari)
- [Franz Sala](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-sala)

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