The Reluctant Saint
The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"
1962 en 105 minutes
Rating: 7.833
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
Giuseppe
Ricardo Montalban
Don Raspi
Lea Padovani
Giuseppe's Mother
Akim Tamiroff
Bishop Durso
Harold Goldblatt
Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo Foà
Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Carlo Croccolo
The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Giulio Bosetti
Brother Orlando
Armand Mestral
Elisa Cegani
Sister Nunziata
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Tonio Selwart
Examining Prelate
Odoardo Spadaro
Mino Doro
Bruno Cattaneo
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Redd Davis
Mel Welles
Walter Maslow
Ed McCready
Alberto Lolli
Curt Lowens
David Maunsell
Sandro Merli
Gustavo De Nardo
Cyrus Elias
Dafydd Havard
Luciana Paluzzi
Carlotta
