Francesco

Francesco

157 mins | Drama | March 22, 1989

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.

Francesco

157 mins | Drama | March 22, 1989

Francesco
The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Istituto Luce Cinecittà, RAI, Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico, Karol Film, Royal Film
Original title Francesco
Directors Paola Tallarigo, Luca Gasparini, Roberto Palmerini, Lucilla Clementelli, Liliana Cavani
Writers Roberta Mazzoni, Liliana Cavani

Cast

Mickey Rourke

as Francesco

Andréa Ferréol

as Francesco's Mother

Nikolaus Dutsch

as Cardinal Colonna

Peter Berling

as Bishop Guido

Hanns Zischler

as Pope Innocent III

Mario Adorf

as Cardinal Ugolino

Paolo Bonacelli

as Francesco's Father

Fabio Bussotti

as Leone

Riccardo De Torrebruna

as Pietro Cattani

Matteo Corsini

as Angelo

Edward Farrelly

as Egidio

Paolo Proietti

as Pacifico

Paco Reconti

as Rufino

Diego Ribon

as Bernardo di Quintavalle

Maurizio Schmidt

as Masseo

Aleksandr Dubina

as Angelo Tancredi

Stanko Molnar

as Elia Bombarone