
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. By this time (1212 A.D.), St. Francis has a well-established reputation for his vows of poverty. The movie goes on to note miracles (such as the appearance of the stigmata on ... (Full plot summary below)
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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. By this time (1212 A.D.), St. Francis has a well-established reputation for his vows of poverty. The movie goes on to note miracles (such as the appearance of the stigmata on Francis's hands and feet) and other aspects of his life, up to and including his death on October 3, 1226.
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| Film Freak CentralWalter ChawMichael Curtiz, a man who never met a stationary camera he didn't romance. |
| User ReviewCatherine .Absolutely beautiful. More enjoyable then the other one. |
| User ReviewJenn Vjust one of favorite movies about my Parton Saint.... |
| User ReviewRune- TBeautiful movie. An inspiration for what movies should really be like. |
| User ReviewKevin RMichael Curtiz, a man who never met a stationary camera he didn't romance. |
| User ReviewAlexander PSappy but strong. Worth one shot at seeing. |
| User ReviewEmily BTypical early 60's Technicolor cheesiness. The voice of God reminds me a little bit of Monty Python, and Clare looks a bit too much like a pin-up girl, but otherwise, it's very nicely done. |
| User ReviewSuper Kplenipotence of colour in cinemascope.For all the family. |
| User ReviewKat S"O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love." - St. Francis of Assisi |
| User ReviewPrivate ULavish production, but the sets look phony and the costumes aren't believable. Good cinematography. Decent acting. A handsome film, but not very convincing. Bradford Dillman is appropriately saintly. Michael Curtiz's able direction is a plus for the movie. |