Summary: The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty. He seeks the Pope's blessing, and he endures persecution at the hands of the family of Chiara Offreduccio (1194-1253), who becomes St. Clare. (imdb)

Genre: Drama

Country: Italy

Directed By: Liliana Cavani

Written By: Liliana Cavani

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Paco Reconti, Mario Adorf, Hanns Zischler, Paolo Bonacelli, Peter Berling, Andréa Ferréol, Riccardo De Torrebruna, Fabio Bussotti, Alexander Dubin, Nikolaus Dutsch

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