---
title: 'The Reluctant Saint (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Edward Dmytryk'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-reluctant-saint-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056403/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Reluctant Saint (1962)

1962 · 105 min · Drama, History · Italy, United States


## Synopsis

The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 American-Italian historical comedy drama film which tells the story of Joseph of Cupertino, a 17th-century Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and mystic, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Edward Dmytryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-dmytryk)
- **Screenplay:** [Edward Dmytryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-dmytryk), [John Fante](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-fante)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Editor:** [Manuel del Campo](https://cinepixo.com/people/manuel-del-campo)

## Cast

- [Arnoldo Foà](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnoldo-foa)
- [Elisa Cegani](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisa-cegani)
- [Carlo Croccolo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlo-croccolo)
- [Giulio Bosetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/giulio-bosetti)
- [Ed McCready](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-mccready)
- [Armand Mestral](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-mestral)
- [Mark Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-damon)
- [Curt Lowens](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-lowens)
- [Giacomo Rossi-Stuart](https://cinepixo.com/people/giacomo-rossi-stuart)
- [Maximilian Schell](https://cinepixo.com/people/maximilian-schell)
- [Harold Goldblatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-goldblatt)
- [Tonio Selwart](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonio-selwart)
- [Luciana Paluzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciana-paluzzi)
- [Lea Padovani](https://cinepixo.com/people/lea-padovani)
- [Mino Doro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mino-doro)

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