Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

105 mins | Drama, History | July 12, 1961

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.

Francis of Assisi

105 mins | Drama, History | July 12, 1961

Francis of Assisi
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.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers 20th Century Fox, Perseus Productions
Original title Francis of Assisi
Directors Ottavio Oppo, Michael Curtiz
Writers James Forsyth, Eugene Vale, Jack W. Thomas, Ludwig von Wohl

Cast

Bradford Dillman

as Francis Bernardone of Assisi

Dolores Hart

as Clare

Stuart Whitman

as Count Paolo of Vandria

Cecil Kellaway

as Cardinal Hugolino

Eduard Franz

as Pietro Bernardone

Athene Seyler

as Aunt Buona

Finlay Currie

as The Pope

Mervyn Johns

as Brother Juniper

Russell Napier

as Brother Elias

John Welsh

as Canon Cattanei

Harold Goldblatt

as Bernard

Edith Sharpe

as Donna Pica

Oliver Johnston

as Father Livoni

Malcolm Keen

as Bishop Guido

Jack Lambert

as Scefi

Pedro Armendáriz

as The Sultan