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Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
In his delirium from his return from war, Francesco Bernardone goes back in his memories to the days when he lived for parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but after the illness he is no longer the Francesco that everybody knew. Instead of spending hours in taverns, he meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, soon renouncing his riches and his family with plans to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Audiences rate it 30 points higher than critics do.
142 audience votes
Key crew
- Franco ZeffirelliDirector
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay
- Kenneth RossScreenplay
- Lina WertmüllerScreenplay
- Franco ZeffirelliScreenplay
- DonovanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Graham FaulknerFranz von Assisi
- Judi BowkerKlara von Assisi
- Leigh LawsonBernardo
- Kenneth CranhamPaolo
- Lee MontaguePietro Di Bernardone
- Valentina CortesePica Di Bernardone
- Alec GuinnessPapst Innozenz III.
- Michael FeastSilvestro
- Nicholas WillattGiacondo
- John SharpBischof Guido
- Adolfo CeliKonsul
- Francesco GuerrieriDeodato
Stills
Themes
christianityreligionsaint13th centurychristian film