Bradford Dillman
Francis Bernardone of Assisi
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Francis of Assisi is a 1961 DeLuxe CinemaScope epic film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1958 novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.The film starred Bradford Dillman, in one of his few sympathetic leading film roles (he usually played a villainous character onscreen), Dolores Hart and Stuart Whitman.
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- Plato A. Skouras
Francis of Assisi: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway. In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
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- Michael Curtiz
- Not Rated
- Biography, Drama, History
Dec 2, 1972 · Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. With Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham. Dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Franco Zeffirelli
- 1972-12-02
Francis Bernardone (Bradford Dillman) is the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, who gives up all his worldly goods to dedicate himself to God. Clare (Dolores Hart) is a young aristocratic woman who, according to the film, is so taken with St. Francis that she leaves her family and becomes a nun.
Caio B Great depiction of Saint Francis life. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review Ashley H Francis of Assisi is a decent film. It is about the son of an Assisi merchant ...
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- Penelope Gilliatt
- Biography
- Michael Curtiz
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James Forsyth. Screenplay. Eugene Vale. Screenplay. Jack W. Thomas. Screenplay. Reviews. Written by on March 28, 2022. In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.
Description. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the Hungarian-American director most famous for his classic films Casablanca (1942) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), Francis of Assisi, released in 1961 by Twentieth Century Fox, is a rather straightforward tale covering the “greatest hits” of Francis’ hagiography with some fictional ...
