---
title: 'Francis of Assisi (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Curtiz'
released: '1961-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/francis-of-assisi-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054892/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Francis of Assisi (1961)

1961 · 106 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Francis of Assisi is a 1961 DeLuxe CinemaScope epic film directed by Michael Curtiz, based on the 1958 novel The Joyful Beggar by Louis de Wohl.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Curtiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-curtiz)
- **Screenplay:** [Eugene Vale](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-vale)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mario Nascimbene](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-nascimbene)
- **Director of Photography:** [Piero Portalupi](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-portalupi)
- **Editor:** [Louis R. Loeffler](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-r-loeffler)

## Cast

- [Oliver Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-johnston) as Father Livoni
- [Malcolm Keen](https://cinepixo.com/people/malcolm-keen) as Bishop Guido
- [Feodor Chaliapin Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/feodor-chaliapin-jr)
- [John Welsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-welsh) as Canon Cattanei
- [Edith Sharpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/edith-sharpe) as Madona Pica
- [Athene Seyler](https://cinepixo.com/people/athene-seyler) as Aunt Buona
- [Dolores Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-hart) as Clare of Assisi
- [Eduard Franz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-franz) as Pedro Bernardone
- [Cecil Kellaway](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-kellaway) as Gregory IX
- [Bradford Dillman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bradford-dillman) as Francis of Assisi
- [Harold Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goldblatt) as Bernard
- [Stuart Whitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-whitman) as Count Paolo of Vandria
- [Curt Lowens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-lowens)
- [John Karlsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-karlsen)
- [Pedro Armendáriz](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/francis-of-assisi-1961
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