Francis of Assisi (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.
- Released
- 1961-07-12
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Eugene Vale, James Forsyth, Michael Curtiz, Jack W. Thomas
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 from 32 votes
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