God's Mighty Servant

God's Mighty Servant

175 mins | Drama | April 8, 2012

The story of Sister Pascalina Lehnert, who was the personal confidant and secretary to Pope Pius XII for forty years, when he was the papal nuncio in Germany, and then for his whole pontificate. The Pope had great confidence in her wisdom, energy, and loyalty, and she became known as "the most powerful woman in the history of the Vatican."

God's Mighty Servant

175 mins | Drama | April 8, 2012

God's Mighty Servant
The story of Sister Pascalina Lehnert, who was the personal confidant and secretary to Pope Pius XII for forty years, when he was the papal nuncio in Germany, and then for his whole pontificate. The Pope had great confidence in her wisdom, energy, and loyalty, and she became known as "the most powerful woman in the history of the Vatican."
Producers ARD, Ziegler Film
Original title Gottes mächtige Dienerin
Directors Marcus O. Rosenmüller
Writers Henriette Piper, Marcus O. Rosenmüller

Cast

Christine Neubauer

as Schwester Pascalina

Remo Girone

as Eugenio Pacelli / Papst Pius XII

Emily Behr

as Theresa Lehnert / Schwester Kreszentia

Georg Blumreiter

as Diener

Ronny Bregulla

as Priester kl. Kirche

Mareike Carrière

as Mrs. Valentine Miller

Tina Engel

as Tharsilla Thanner

Wilfried Hochholdinger

as Monsignore Wilson

Ulrich Gebauer

as Kardinal Michael von Faulhaber

Wolfram Kunkel

as König Ludwig III

Annika Preil

as Josefine 'Fini' Lehnert

Bela Klentze

as Johannes

Thomas Loibl

as Pater Andreas

Klaus Ofczarek

as Earl of Halifax

Eckhard Preuß

as Major Herrmann

Saskia Preil

as Nonne Altoetting

Esther Seibt

as Schwester Johanna

Paulina Rümmelein

as Theresa Lehnert als Kind

Sybille J. Schedwill

as Schwester Bonifatia