---
title: 'The Pope Must Die (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Richardson'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-pope-must-die-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102691/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Pope Must Die (1991)

1991 · 97 min · Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

The Pope Must Die is a 1991 British comedy film directed by Peter Richardson, who also wrote the screenplay with Pete Richens derived from elements of an earlier screenplay for a three-part mini-series satirising the Catholic Church, and which had been rejected by Channel 4. The film stars Robbie Coltrane as a low ranking priest who is mistakenly elected Pope, then has to avoid being assassinated by the Mafia. The film co-stars Adrian Edmondson, Annette Crosbie, Herbert Lom and Alex Rocco. The film was released by Palace Pictures with the backing of Channel 4 Films.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-richardson)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-richardson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jeff Beck](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-beck)
- **Producer:** [Harvey Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/harvey-weinstein), [Bob Weinstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-weinstein), [Michael White](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-white), [Stephen Woolley](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-woolley)

## Cast

- [Robbie Coltrane](https://cinepixo.com/people/robbie-coltrane)
- [Peter Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-richardson)
- [Alex Rocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-rocco)

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