Francis of Assisi (1961)

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.

Genres: History, Drama

Stars: Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway, Eduard Franz