Francis of Assisi (1961)
The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
1961 · NR · 1h 45m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Ludwig von Wohl, Eugene Vale, James Forsyth
Music by: Mario Nascimbene
Cinematography: Piero Portalupi
Editor: Louis R. Loeffler
Box office: $2M · Budget: $2M
Cast
Bradford Dillman as Francis Bernardone of AssisiDolores Hart as ClareStuart Whitman as Count Paolo of VandriaCecil Kellaway as Cardinal HugolinoEduard Franz as Pietro BernardoneAthene Seyler as Aunt BuonaFinlay Currie as The PopeMervyn Johns as Brother JuniperRussell Napier as Brother EliasJohn Welsh as Canon CattaneiHarold Goldblatt as BernardEdith Sharpe as Donna PicaMore like this
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