La buona battaglia – Don Pietro Pappagallo is an Italian television miniseries based on the true story of Don Pietro Pappagallo, a Catholic priest and Italian anti-fascist who assisted victims of Nazism and Fascism in Rome during World War II and was arrested and executed in the Ardeatine Caves massacre on March 24, 1944.
It was produced by 11 Marzo Cinematografica and Rai Fiction, directed by Gianfranco Albano, written by Stefano Gabrini and Furio Scarpelli, and stars Flavio Insinna as Don Pietro. It was first released in 2006 and is distributed by Radiotelevisione Italiana and RaiTrade.
Flavio Insinna
as Don Pietro
Ignazio Oliva
as Gioacchino
Paola Tiziana Cruciani
as Perpetua Teresa
Simona Cavallari
as Emilia
Vanni Corbellini
as Dott. Koch
Max Mazzotta
as Oscar
Ana Caterina Morariu
as Lidia
Giacomo Rosselli
as Maresciallo Ioppi
Paolo Briguglia
as Mario
Sergio Fiorentini
as Tipografo Rocella
Ugo Dighero
as Ten. Col. Dominicis