Francis of Assisi
The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
7.7(32) 1961-07-12 105 minHistoryDrama
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.
ScreenplayJames Forsyth
ScreenplayEugene Vale
DirectorMichael Curtiz
ScreenplayJack W. Thomas
ProducerPlato A. Skouras
Original Music ComposerMario Nascimbene
Cast & characters
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
Charlie Abbadessa
as Friar
