Francis of Assisi (1961)

Name: Francis of Assisi
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1961-07-12
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway, Eduard Franz

The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross

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.

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Released 1961-07-12 · 105 min · History, Drama

Directed by Michael Curtiz

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