▁by ▁Ch ester ▁Franklin ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : American ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : R in ▁T in ▁T in <0x0A> </s> ▁La ▁Bib bia ▁G ior no ▁e ▁Not te ▁( The ▁Bible ▁Day ▁and ▁Night ) ▁was ▁an ▁Italian ▁television ▁broadcast ▁starting ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁full ▁text ▁of ▁The ▁Bible ▁was ▁read ▁and ▁transm itted ▁by ▁RA I ▁TV ▁non - stop ▁for ▁nearly ▁six ▁days ▁( 1 3 9 ▁hours ). ▁The ▁reading ▁was ▁opened ▁by ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁at ▁ 1 9 : 1 0 , ▁who ▁read ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁of ▁Gen esis , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁cast ▁of ▁ 1 4 5 2 ▁readers , ▁including ▁Heb ra ic ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁represent atives . ▁Read ers ▁r anged ▁from ▁a ▁simple ▁Italian ▁family , ▁a ▁child , ▁and ▁a ▁blind ▁man , ▁to ▁ex - pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Italian ▁Republic , ▁the ▁Italian ▁ex - prime ▁minister ▁Giul io ▁Andre otti , ▁and ▁show - bus iness ▁cele brit ies ▁such ▁as ▁Roberto ▁Ben ign i . ▁The ▁reading ▁was ▁closed ▁by ▁Card . ▁Tar cis io ▁Bert one . ▁ ▁Details ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Bas il ica ▁di ▁Santa ▁Cro ce ▁in ▁Ger usalem me ▁in ▁Rome . ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁hour ▁( 1 3 : 1 7 : 1 1 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0