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The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
Theatrical
Mar 1, 1991
Budget
$14.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 24, 1998
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Karol Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, RAI, Royal Film, Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
Cast
Full credits →M
Mickey Rourke
Francesco
H
Helena Bonham Carter
Chiara
A
Andréa Ferréol
Francesco's Mother
N
Nikolaus Dutsch
Cardinal Colonna
P
Peter Berling
Bishop Guido
H
Hanns Zischler
Pope Innocent III
M
Mario Adorf
Cardinal Ugolino
P
Paolo Bonacelli
Francesco's Father
F
Fabio Bussotti
Leone
R
Riccardo De Torrebruna
Pietro Cattani
M
Matteo Corsini
Angelo
E
Edward Farrelly
Egidio
P
Paolo Proietti
Pacifico
P
Paco Reconti
Rufino
D
Diego Ribon
Bernardo di Quintavalle
M
Maurizio Schmidt
Masseo
N
Nino Bignamini
F
Francesca Fenati
P
Pino Misiti
A
Aleksandr Dubina
Angelo Tancredi
