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Francis of Assisi (1961)

Francis of Assisi (1961)

Drama History

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

Release Date: 1961, July 12
Directors: Michael Curtiz
Countries: United States of America
Production: Perseus Productions, 20th Century Fox
Cast: Eduard Franz, Finlay Currie, Jack Lambert, Pedro Armendáriz, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway, Bradford Dillman, Athene Seyler, John Welsh, Dolores Hart, Harold Goldblatt, Mervyn Johns

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.

Keywords:

biography singing monk 13th century cross saint saint francis of assisi