Francesco
Francesco

Francesco

6.5
March 22, 1989
2h 37m

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

Cast

Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke

Francesco

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

Chiara

Andréa Ferréol

Andréa Ferréol

Francesco's Mother

Nikolaus Dutsch

Cardinal Colonna

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Bishop Guido

Hanns Zischler

Hanns Zischler

Pope Innocent III

Mario Adorf