Francis of Assisi
1961 · 105 min · History, DramaNR
The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
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
- James Forsyth, Eugene Vale, Jack W. Thomas, Ludwig von Wohl
- Released
- July 12, 1961
- Language
- English
Cast
Bradford Dillman
Francis Bernardone of Assisi
Dolores Hart
Clare
Stuart Whitman
Count Paolo of Vandria
Cecil Kellaway
Cardinal Hugolino
Eduard Franz
Pietro Bernardone
Athene Seyler
Aunt Buona
Finlay Currie
The Pope
Mervyn Johns
Brother Juniper
Russell Napier
Brother Elias
John Welsh
Canon Cattanei
Harold Goldblatt
Bernard
Edith Sharpe
Donna Pica
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