The Reluctant Saint
Drama
History
Comedy
The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"
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.
1962-11-02
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Cast
Director
Edward Dmytryk
Maximilian Schell as Giuseppe
Ricardo Montalban as Don Raspi
Lea Padovani as Giuseppe's Mother
Akim Tamiroff as Bishop Durso
Harold Goldblatt as Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo Foà as Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Carlo Croccolo as The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Giulio Bosetti as Brother Orlando
Armand Mestral
Elisa Cegani as Sister Nunziata
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Tonio Selwart as Examining Prelate
Odoardo Spadaro
Mino Doro
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Mel Welles
Ed McCready
Curt Lowens
Sandro Merli
Gustavo De Nardo
Cyrus Elias
Luciana Paluzzi as Carlotta