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The Flowers of St. Francis (1950)

A Movie for Today... And All Time

Genre : Drama, Comedy, History

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Roberto Rossellini
Writer : Federico Fellini, Antonio Lisandrini, Félix Morlión, Brunello Rondi

Synopsis

In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.

Actors

Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo Fabrizi
Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Gianfranco Bellini
Gianfranco Bellini
Narrator (voice)
Peparuolo
Peparuolo
Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Severino Pisacane
Severino Pisacane
Fra' Ginapro (as Fra' Severino Pisacane)
Roberto Sorrentino
Roberto Sorrentino
Nazario Gerardi
Nazario Gerardi
San Francesco (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitre
Arabella Lemaitre
Santa Chiara (uncredited)
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crews

Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Screenplay
Antonio Lisandrini
Antonio Lisandrini
Screenplay
Félix Morlión
Félix Morlión
Screenplay
Roberto Rossellini
Roberto Rossellini
Story
Giuseppe Amato
Giuseppe Amato
Associate Producer
Angelo Rizzoli
Angelo Rizzoli
Producer
Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Original Music Composer
Otello Martelli
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Jolanda Benvenuti
Jolanda Benvenuti
Editor
Virgilio Marchi
Virgilio Marchi
Production Design
Giuseppe Rissone
Giuseppe Rissone
Set Decoration
Marina Arcangeli
Marina Arcangeli
Costume Design
Luigi Giacosi
Luigi Giacosi
Production Manager
Raffaele Del Monte
Raffaele Del Monte
Sound
Eraldo Giordani
Eraldo Giordani
Sound
Luciano Trasatti
Luciano Trasatti
Camera Operator
Roberto Gerardi
Roberto Gerardi
Assistant Camera
Emimmo Salvi
Emimmo Salvi
Production Secretary
Gianfranco Parolini
Gianfranco Parolini
Script Supervisor
Osvaldo Civirani
Osvaldo Civirani
Still Photographer
Brunello Rondi
Brunello Rondi
Screenplay
Mario Gabrielli
Mario Gabrielli
Unit Manager
Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino
Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino
Assistant Director
Brunello Rondi
Brunello Rondi
Assistant Director
Enrico Betti Berutto
Enrico Betti Berutto
Second Assistant Camera

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