Francis of Assisi (1966)
19662h 14mHistoryDramaTV Movie
A 1966 biopic of Francis of Assisi presents him as a troubled rebel and champion of radical brotherhood, reflecting the spirit of 1968 student protests. Praised and condemned, the film sparked controversy for its bold, dissenting portrayal of faith.
Cast
Lou CastelFrancesco d'Assisi
Giancarlo SbragiaPietro Bernardone
Maria Grazia MarescalchiPica Bernardone- MMino BelleiFra' Bernardo
- MMarcello FormicaCapitano di ventura
- RRoberto Di MassimoGuido
- GGiampiero FondiniPietro Cattani
- GGerig DomainVescovo di Assisi
John Karlsen- GGianni TurillazziRufino
Marco BellocchioPietro di Stacia- KKenneth BeltonPapa Innocenzo III
- RRiccardo BernardiniFra' Silvestro
- GGiuseppe CampodifioriFra' Giovanni
Riccardo CucciollaFra' Leone
Ludmila LvovaChiara
Crew
- Director
- Liliana Cavani
- Writers
- Liliana CavaniTullio Pinelli
- Producers
- Leo Pescarolo
- Music
- Peppino De Luca
- Cinematography
- Giuseppe Ruzzolini
- Editing
- Luciano Gigante
Details
- Released
- September 1, 1966
- Language
- Italian
- IMDb
- tt0060427