The Reluctant Saint
The Reluctant Saint
Release: 1962-11-02
·Runtime: 105m
·★ 7.6
Drama
History
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Dmytryk--Weiler Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Maximilian Schell
as Giuseppe
Akim Tamiroff
as Bishop Durso
Armand Mestral
Odoardo Spadaro
Mel Welles
Ed McCready
Curt Lowens
Luciana Paluzzi
as Carlotta
Ricardo Montalban
as Don Raspi
Carlo Croccolo
as The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Elisa Cegani
as Sister Nunziata
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Sandro Merli
Gustavo De Nardo
Cyrus Elias
Lea Padovani
as Giuseppe's Mother
Harold Goldblatt
as Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo Foà
as Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Giulio Bosetti
as Brother Orlando
Tonio Selwart
as Examining Prelate
Mino Doro