Overview

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.

Cast

Mickey Rourke

Francesco

Helena Bonham Carter

Chiara

Andréa Ferréol

Francesco's Mother

N/A

Nikolaus Dutsch

Cardinal Colonna

Peter Berling

Bishop Guido

Hanns Zischler

Pope Innocent III

Mario Adorf

Cardinal Ugolino

Paolo Bonacelli

Francesco's Father

Fabio Bussotti

Leone

Riccardo De Torrebruna

Pietro Cattani

N/A

Matteo Corsini

Angelo

N/A

Edward Farrelly

Egidio