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.

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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

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