The Reluctant Saint
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1962-11-02
Runtime: 105 mins
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Writer: John Fante, Joseph Petracca
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama, History, Comedy
Original title: The Reluctant Saint
Production Companies: Dmytryk--Weiler Productions
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Maximilian Schell
Ricardo Montalban
Lea Padovani
Akim Tamiroff
Harold Goldblatt
Arnoldo Foà
Carlo Croccolo
Giulio Bosetti
Armand Mestral
Elisa Cegani
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Tonio Selwart
Odoardo Spadaro
Mino Doro
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