Francis of Assisi (1961)
The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
105 min
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.
- Release date
- July 12, 1961
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Mario Nascimbene
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Box office
- $1,800,000
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Soundtrack
Original scoreFrancis of Assisi (Music From The Original Soundtrack)1961 · 12 tracks
- Laudata Sia Madonna Povertainstrumental1:20
- Theme and Main Titleinstrumental3:14
- Assisi Stirs to the Sound of Warinstrumental1:38
- The Reception at Clare'sinstrumental2:27
- The Messageinstrumental2:59
- Building of the Churchinstrumental2:33
- Clare's Themeinstrumental3:43
- Pueri Hebreoruminstrumental1:08
- Stigmatainstrumental1:57
- Canticle of the Suninstrumental3:06
- Laudo a San Francescoinstrumental2:12
- The End - And the Beginninginstrumental0:44
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
- Harold Goldblatt as Bernard
- Edith Sharpe as Donna Pica
- Oliver Johnston as Father Livoni
- Malcolm Keen as Bishop Guido
- Jack Lambert as Scefi
- Pedro Armendáriz as The Sultan
Crew
- Michael Curtiz · Director
- Ludwig von Wohl · Writer
- Eugene Vale · Writer
- James Forsyth · Writer
- Jack W. Thomas · Writer
- Plato A. Skouras · Producer
- Mario Nascimbene · Composer
- Piero Portalupi · Cinematographer
- Louis R. Loeffler · Editor