The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.


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Mickey Rourke
Francesco

Helena Bonham Carter
Chiara

Andréa Ferréol
Francesco's Mother
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Nikolaus Dutsch
Cardinal Colonna

Peter Berling
Bishop Guido

Hanns Zischler
Pope Innocent III

Mario Adorf
Cardinal Ugolino

Paolo Bonacelli
Francesco's Father

Fabio Bussotti
Leone