Gone with the Pope

A grimy, offbeat seventies crime oddity that lurches between sleazy menace and deadpan absurdity, feeling like a lost exploitation relic unearthed from another era.

Directed by

Duke Mitchell

Genres

Drama, Romance, Crime

Starring

Duke Mitchell, Jim LoBianco, Peter Milo

Tagline

...you're either in, or you're in the way!

Overview

"Gone With The Pope" was filmed entirely in 1976, but left unedited with large amounts of what was believed to be lost footage until 2010 due to Duke Mitchell's untimely death. Duke Mitchell stars as Paul, a gangster who's just been released from prison and is offered 100,000 dollars from the mafia to take out seven men. He reluctantly agrees, in order to give himself and his friends a better, clean life outside of prison, but he can't seem to leave his old ways behind, resulting in a plot to kidnap the Pope for a ransom of fifty cents from every Catholic in the world.

How it feels

Dark, cynical, absurd and campy. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Crime, greed, power, loyalty

Content

Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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