The Reluctant Saint

Overview

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.

Details

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