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. Many join the order he has established and then rebel at his expectations. In near despair - and ill - he writes a Rule to take to the Pope; then, the Lord sends him a message. He dies smiling.
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Francesco Cast
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Character |
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Helena Bonham Carter
She was 24, now 58 years old
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as Chiara |
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Mickey Rourke
He was 38, now 72 years old
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as Francesco |
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Mario Adorf
He was 60, now 94 years old
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as Cardinal Ugolino |
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Diego Ribon
He was 29, now 64 years old
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as Bernardo di Quintavalle |
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Hanns Zischler
He was 43, now 77 years old
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as Pope Innocent III |
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Andréa Ferréol
She was 44, now 77 years old
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as Francesco's Mother |
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Paolo Bonacelli
He was 52, now 85 years old
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as Francesco's Father |
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Edward Farrelly
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as Egidio |
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Fabio Bussotti
He was 26, now 61 years old
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as Leone |
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Matteo Corsini
He was 667, 80 years old when he died
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as Angelo |
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Paco Reconti
He was 29, now 63 years old
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as Rufino |
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Paolo Proietti
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as Pacifico |
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Nikolaus Dutsch
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as Cardinal Colonna |
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Riccardo De Torrebruna
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as Pietro Cattani |
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Peter Berling
He was 56, 83 years old when he died
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as Bishop Guido |
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Maurizio Schmidt
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as Masseo |
Francesco Crew
