Francis of Assisi Poster

Francis of Assisi

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

Starring: Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway, Eduard Franz

Writer: James Forsyth, Eugene Vale, Jack W. Thomas, Ludwig von Wohl

Release Date:
July 12, 1961
Ratings:
7.6 / 10
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Companies:
Perseus Productions

Overview

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.