The Little Lord (Il piccolo lord) 27 years old

11-year-old Christian lives with his Italian mother Gioia in poverty on the island of Ischia. His German father died in a rescue mission before Christian was born. The kind boy had an unremarkable and calm life until, one day, his grandfather Carl Schneibel finds him. Schneibel is a wealthy businessman who had never seen Christian before. Since the old lonely man has no heir, he decides to take Christian in and offer him a good education. Schneibel has never been on good terms with his son and never liked his son’s choice of wife, so he decides that Gioia must not come along. Despite, Gioia does not wish to obstruct her son’s future and allows him to go. Thanks to his good nature and his kind ways, Christian wins the heart of his grandfather and changes his life for the better.

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The Little Lord Cast

Name Character
Mario Adorf He was 66, now 93 years old as Carl Schneibel
Antonella Ponziani She was 32, now 60 years old as Gioia
Marianne Sägebrecht She was 51, now 78 years old as Klara
Giuseppe Ieracitano as Ninuccio
Giovanni Mauriello He was 51, now 78 years old as Don Gennaro

The Little Lord Crew

Name Department
Cornelia von Braun as Casting. Production
Carlo Siliotto as Music. He was 46 (now 74) years old Sound
Frances Hodgson Burnett as Novel. She was 147 (74) years old when She died Writing
Franco Lecca as Cinematography. Crew
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The Little Lord (27 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 18, 1996
  • Runtime: 89 minutes