It's a story about a young Italian orphan boy taking his pet donkey to the Vatican to be blessed.

Vittorio Manunta
as Peppino

Denis O'Dea
as Father Damico

Guido Celano
as Strotti

Nerio Bernardi
as Father Superior

Henri Vidon
as Monk

Edward Hitchcock
as Old Workman

Frank Coulson
as Dr. Bartolo

Eliso della Vedova
as Sergente dei Carabinieri
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I'm not usually the greatest fan of children topping the bill in a film, but I really enjoyed the engaging effort here of the ten year old Vittorio Manunta. He, "Peppino", is an orphan who is a regular sight in his famed town of Assissi at the head of his donkey. They collect firewood and do some ba...