Francis of Assisi
The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross
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.
- Year : 1961
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : History, Drama
- Studio : Perseus Productions, 20th Century Fox
- Keyword : monk, biography, singing, cross, saint, 13th century, saint francis of assisi
- Director : Michael Curtiz
- Cast : Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway, Eduard Franz, Athene Seyler