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.
Francesco
Overview
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.
Director
Liliana Cavani
Budget
14.5M
Status
Released
Production
Karol Film, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, RAI, Royal Film, Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico
Cast
Mickey Rourke
Francesco
Helena Bonham Carter
Chiara
Andréa Ferréol
Francesco's Mother
Nikolaus Dutsch
Cardinal Colonna
Peter Berling
Bishop Guido
Hanns Zischler
Pope Innocent III
Mario Adorf
Cardinal Ugolino
Paolo Bonacelli
Francesco's Father
Fabio Bussotti
Leone
Riccardo De Torrebruna
Pietro Cattani
Matteo Corsini
Angelo
Edward Farrelly
Egidio
Paolo Proietti
Pacifico
Paco Reconti
Rufino
Diego Ribon
Bernardo di Quintavalle
Maurizio Schmidt
Masseo
Nino Bignamini
Francesca Fenati
Pino Misiti
Aleksandr Dubina
Angelo Tancredi
Stanko Molnar
Elia Bombarone
John Francis Lane
Marco Stefanelli
