The Reluctant Saint

The Reluctant Saint

105 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 2, 1962

Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, miraculously overcoming his intellectual challenges to become a priest. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.

The Reluctant Saint

105 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 2, 1962

The Reluctant Saint
Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order, miraculously overcoming his intellectual challenges to become a priest. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Dmytryk--Weiler Productions
Original title The Reluctant Saint
Directors Edward Dmytryk
Writers Joseph Petracca, John Fante

Cast

Maximilian Schell

as Giuseppe

Ricardo Montalban

as Don Raspi

Lea Padovani

as Giuseppe's Mother

Akim Tamiroff

as Bishop Durso

Harold Goldblatt

as Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'

Arnoldo FoĆ 

as Felixa- Giuseppe's Father

Carlo Croccolo

as The Gobbo- the Hunchback

Giulio Bosetti

as Brother Orlando

Elisa Cegani

as Sister

Tonio Selwart

as Examining Prelate