The Reluctant Saint (1962)
The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"
105 min
Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.
- Release date
- November 2, 1962
- Country of origin
- United States, Italy
Trailer
Cast
- Maximilian Schell as Giuseppe
- Ricardo Montalban as Father Raspi
- Lea Padovani as Giuseppe's Mother
- Akim Tamiroff as Bishop Durso
- Harold Goldblatt as Father Giovanni - The Father Guardian
- Arnoldo Foà as Felixa - Giuseppe's Father
- Carlo Croccolo as The Gobbo - the Hunchback
- Giulio Bosetti as Brother Orlando
- Armand Mestral
- Elisa Cegani as Sister
Crew
- Edward Dmytryk · Director
- John Fante · Writer
- Joseph Petracca · Writer
- Edward Dmytryk · Producer
- Nino Rota · Composer
- C.M. Pennington-Richards · Cinematographer
- Manuel del Campo · Editor
- Paola Roli · Casting director