Saint Francis Of Assisi (Film In English, 1961)

Saint Francis Of Assisi (Film In English, 1961) 15,580 views Jun 15, 2021 Like Dislike Share Save Classic Catholic Audiobooks 74.7K subscribers Francis of Assisi is a 1961 DeLuxe CinemaScope movie directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1958 novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl. It was shot entirely in Italy. The film was a box-office loss. It starred Bradford Dillman in one of his few sympathetic leading film roles (he usually played a villainous character onscreen). Two years after the release of Francis of Assisi, Dolores Hart, the 24-year-old actress who plays St. Clare in the film, became a Roman Catholic nun at the Benedictine Abbey of Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Connecticut. Francis Bernardone (Bradford Dillman) is the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, who gives up all his worldly goods to dedicate himself to God. Clare (Dolores Hart) is a young aristocratic woman who, according to the film, is so taken with St. Francis that she leaves her family and becomes a nun. By this time (1212 A.D.), St. Francis has a well-established reputation for his vows of poverty. The movie goes on to note miracles (such as the appearance of the stigmata on Francis's hands and feet) and other aspects of his life, up to and including his death on October 3, 1226.[4] The funeral befitted a man loved by man and beast alike, and ended with the birds he loved doing a flyby. Music in this video Learn more Listen ad-free with YouTube Premium Song The Map of Jerusalem (From "The Robe"/Score) Artist Alfred Newman Licensed to YouTube by UMG (on behalf of Hollywood Records); Sony ATV Publishing, UMPG Publishing, Polaris Hub AB, SOLAR Music Rights Management, LatinAutorPerf, and 3 Music Rights Societies