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Title:

Francis of Assisi / [DVD] produced by Plato A. Skouras ; directed by Michael Curtiz ; written by Eugene Vale, James Forsyth, Jack Thomas.

Format:

[DVD]

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publisher:

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Francis,--of Assisi, Saint,--1182-1226--Drama.
De Wohl, Louis,--1903-1961--Film and video adaptations.
Saints--Drama.--Drama.
Benedictine nuns--Drama.
Biographical films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.

Other Authors:

Curtiz, Michael, 1888-1962.
Dillman, Bradford, 1930-
Hart, Dolores, 1938-
Whitman, Stuart.
De Wohl, Louis, 1903-1961. Joyful beggar.

Notes:

Based on the novel The joyful beggar by Louis De Wohl. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Features: Movietone news: "Behind the scenes of Francis of Assisi" and "Mayor of San Francisco receives a statuette from Assisi, Italy." Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Stuart Whitman, Cecil Kellaway, Eduard Franz.

Summary:

Dramatized version of the life of St. Francis who converted from a worldly man of adventure to a life devoted to Christ along with Clare who, influenced by his transformation, left a life of nobility to become a Benedictine nun.

LCCN:

be2007003637

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)