Released:
1989-03-22

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

Runtime:
2h 37min

Genre:
Drama, History

• Cast:
• 
  Mickey Rourke
  as
  Francesco
• 
  Helena Bonham Carter
  as
  Chiara
• 
  Andréa Ferréol
  as
  Francesco's Mother
• 
  Nikolaus Dutsch
  as
  Cardinal Colonna
• 
  Peter Berling
  as
  Bishop Guido