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.
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
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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 s...
