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The Reluctant Saint (1962)

The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 45M

Director : Edward Dmytryk

Synopsis

The Reluctant Saint is based on the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino who was sent to work at a monastery circa 17th century Italy because his mother believed him too simple for anything else.

Actors

Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell
Giuseppe
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban
Don Raspi
Lea Padovani
Lea Padovani
Giuseppe's Mother
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Bishop Durso
Harold Goldblatt
Harold Goldblatt
Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo Foà
Arnoldo Foà
Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Carlo Croccolo
Carlo Croccolo
The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Giulio Bosetti
Giulio Bosetti
Brother Orlando
Armand Mestral
Armand Mestral
Elisa Cegani
Elisa Cegani
Sister
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart
Tonio Selwart
Tonio Selwart
Examining Prelate
Odoardo Spadaro
Odoardo Spadaro
Mino Doro
Mino Doro
Bruno Cattaneo
Bruno Cattaneo
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Redd Davis
Redd Davis
Mel Welles
Mel Welles
Walter Maslow
Walter Maslow
Ed McCready
Ed McCready
Alberto Lolli
Alberto Lolli
Curt Lowens
Curt Lowens
David Maunsell
David Maunsell
Sandro Merli
Sandro Merli
Gustavo De Nardo
Gustavo De Nardo
Cyrus Elias
Cyrus Elias
Dafydd Havard
Dafydd Havard

Crews

Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Director
John Fante
John Fante
Writer
Joseph Petracca
Joseph Petracca
Writer
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Producer
Nino Rota
Nino Rota
Music
C.M. Pennington-Richards
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Director of Photography
Mario Chiari
Mario Chiari
Art Direction
Maria De Matteis
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Manuel del Campo
Manuel del Campo
Editor
Vincenzo Labella
Vincenzo Labella
Technical Advisor
Claude Hitchcock
Claude Hitchcock
Sound Director
Giorgio Morra
Giorgio Morra
Production Manager
Pasquale Romano
Pasquale Romano
Assistant Art Director
Sergio Bergamini
Sergio Bergamini
Camera Operator
Mara Blasetti
Mara Blasetti
Unit Manager
Otello Fava
Otello Fava
Makeup Designer
Marisa Crimi
Marisa Crimi
Assistant Costume Designer

Trailers and other movies

The Reluctant Saint - Official Movie Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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