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Francis of Assisi (1961)
July 12, 19611h 45mEN
7.7
32 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Michael CurtizWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.0M
Revenue
$1.8M
Production Companies
Perseus Productions20th Century Fox
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6.0This might have been better had Michael Curtiz cast it better, as it is Bradford Dillman delivers us quite an undercooked offering as the eponymous character from 13th Century Italy. The film is colourful and the story gets an authentic Hollywood makeover, but somehow the sentiment of this man who sacrificed much of the trappings of his fairly well-to-do family life is lost amongst the showier elements of the production. The plot centres around the lively and rakish "Francis" who returns from his wartime experiences, ostensibly inspired by God to set up his own religious order. Together with t…
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