The Reluctant Saint

“The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"”

7.6

1962

1h 45m

DramaHistoryComedy

Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.

Key Crew

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Producers

Edward Dmytryk

Writers

John Fante

Joseph Petracca

Cinematography

C.M. Pennington-Richards

Music

Nino Rota

Cast (28)

Maximilian Schell

Giuseppe

Ricardo Montalban

Don Raspi

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