Top billed cast

1. 

   Bradford Dillman

   Francis Bernardone of Assisi

2. 

   Dolores Hart

   Clare

3. 

   Stuart Whitman

   Count Paolo of Vandria

4. 

   Cecil Kellaway

   Cardinal Hugolino

5. 

   Eduard Franz

   Pietro Bernardone

6. 

   Athene Seyler

   Aunt Buona

7. 

   Finlay Currie

   The Pope

8. 

   Mervyn Johns

   Brother Juniper

9. 

   Russell Napier

   Brother Elias

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-28

This might have been better had Michael Curtiz cast it better, as it is Bradford Dillman delivers us quite an undercooked offering as the eponymous character from 13th Century Italy. The film is colourful and the story gets an authentic Hollywood makeover, but somehow the sentiment of this man who sacrificed much of the trappings of his fairly well-to-do family life is lost amongst the showier elements of the production. The plot centres around the lively and rakish "Francis" who returns from his wartime experiences, ostensibly inspired by God to set up his own religious order. Together with t...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$2,000,000.00

Revenue
$1,800,000.00

Keywords

• monk
• biography
• singing
• cross
• saint
• 13th century
• saint francis of assisi