Cataloged primarily from container. Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Nikolaus Dutsch, Peter Berling. Based on Herman Hesse's "Francis of Assisi". Originally produced in 1989. Bonus content: film essay by Aaron Hillis; director's statement by Liliana Cavani.
Summary:
Depicting the life and times of St. Francis of Assisi and the rise of the Franciscan order that he founded. Following his death, Francis₂ devoted followers recall the saint₂s life and chart his transformation from the pampered son of an aristocrat into a selfless man of faith devoted wholly to a life of apostolic poverty.
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