Francesco

Synopsis

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.

Top Cast

Mickey Rourke

Francesco

Helena Bonham Carter

Chiara

Andréa Ferréol

Francesco's Mother

Nikolaus Dutsch

Cardinal Colonna

Peter Berling

Bishop Guido

Hanns Zischler

Pope Innocent III

Mario Adorf

Cardinal Ugolino

Paolo Bonacelli

Francesco's Father

Fabio Bussotti

Leone

Riccardo De Torrebruna

Pietro Cattani