About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 12, 1961
Box Office
$1.8M
Budget
$2.0M
Return
0.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 22, 2005
Director
Writers
Eugene Vale, James Forsyth, Jack W. Thomas
Producer
Music
Studio
Perseus Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast
Full credits →B
Bradford Dillman
Francis Bernardone of Assisi
D
Dolores Hart
Clare
S
Stuart Whitman
Count Paolo of Vandria
C
Cecil Kellaway
Cardinal Hugolino
E
Eduard Franz
Pietro Bernardone
A
Athene Seyler
Aunt Buona
F
Finlay Currie
The Pope
M
Mervyn Johns
Brother Juniper
R
Russell Napier
Brother Elias
J
John Welsh
Canon Cattanei
H
Harold Goldblatt
Bernard
E
Edith Sharpe
Donna Pica
O
Oliver Johnston
Father Livoni
M
Malcolm Keen
Bishop Guido
J
Jack Lambert
Scefi
P
Pedro Armendáriz
The Sultan
