The Reluctant Saint

The Reluctant Saint

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

1962 en 105 minutes

Rating: 7.6

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

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 Nunziata

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

Luciana Paluzzi

Luciana Paluzzi

Carlotta

Similar Movies

Saint Dnyaneshwar

Saint Dnyaneshwar

mr

May 18, 1940

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

en

November 18, 1959

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

en

October 5, 1956

The Abdication

The Abdication

en

October 3, 1974

Das Wunder von Lengede

Das Wunder von Lengede

de

November 9, 2003

Henry Poole Is Here

Henry Poole Is Here

en

August 15, 2008

Millions

Millions

en

April 29, 2004

Irish Catholic

Irish Catholic

en

October 6, 2023

Maria Goretti

Maria Goretti

it

February 23, 2003

Mermaids

Mermaids

en

December 14, 1990

Alice

Alice

en

December 25, 1990

Dark Habits

Dark Habits

es

October 3, 1983

Awakenings

Awakenings

en

December 4, 1990

The Order

The Order

en

September 5, 2003

Children of Men

Children of Men

en

September 22, 2006

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

en

November 18, 1994

Time of Miracles

Time of Miracles

sh

April 1, 1989

Seeds

Seeds

si

October 7, 2022

The Little Drummer Boy

The Little Drummer Boy

en

December 19, 1968