1984

The Pope of Greenwich Village, directed by Stuart Rosenberg and starring Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke and Daryl Hannah, was released in 1984.

in 2015

The Pope of Greenwich Village, named to honor one of Drew Estate Founder and President Jonathan Drew’s favorite movies, debuted in 2015 as the tenth Micro Blend Series.

Julia Roberts's brother , Eric Roberts,

Julia Roberts's brother, Eric Roberts, has acted in over 400 films, including The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), The Specialist (1994), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Expendables (2010).

Italian cousins Charlie and Paulie Eric Roberts (Mickey Rourke) ()

In the opening scene of The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Italian cousins Charlie (Mickey Rourke) and Paulie (Eric Roberts) get fired from their jobs as a host and a waiter at a Manhattan fine-dining establishment for skimming after Charlie warned Paulie to knock Greenwich Village off.

2010

The film was screened in September 2010, two days before Pope Benedict XV’s visit to the UK, at the Odeon West End in London’s Leicester Square, where Leicester Square formed the backdrop to a public debate about priestly celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church.

1985

When the film premiered in New York in 1985, New York met with rave critical reviews, including a statement of praise from Pope John Paul II.

1964

The film was released overseas in January 1964 with a New York City premiere of December 12, 1964.

in December 2000

Pope received a 20-year prison sentence but was released by then-President Vladimir Putin in December 2000.

in late 1966

Greenwich Village was released as a single in the UK in late 1966 and went all the way to the # 3 spot on the British top 40.

On July 2, 1962

On July 2, 1962, Pope was discreetly released and brought over to Pope's homeland by a US Government plane.