The Reluctant Saint

Name: The Reluctant Saint
Genre: Drama, History, Comedy
Released: 1962-11-02
Duration: 105 min

1h 45m·Drama, History, Comedy·

Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.

DirectorEdward DmytrykCinematographyC.M. Pennington-RichardsStudioDmytryk--Weiler Productions

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Maximilian SchellGiuseppe	Giuseppe
Ricardo MontalbanDon Raspi	Don Raspi
Lea PadovaniGiuseppe's Mother	Giuseppe's Mother
Akim TamiroffBishop Durso	Bishop Durso
Harold GoldblattFather Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'	Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo FoàFelixa- Giuseppe's Father	Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Carlo CroccoloThe Gobbo- the Hunchback	The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Giulio BosettiBrother Orlando	Brother Orlando
Armand MestralNot listed	Not listed
Elisa CeganiSister Nunziata	Sister Nunziata
Giacomo Rossi StuartNot listed	Not listed
Tonio SelwartExamining Prelate	Examining Prelate
Odoardo SpadaroNot listed	Not listed
Mino DoroNot listed	Not listed
BBruno CattaneoNot listed	Not listed
Giovanni Ivan ScratugliaNot listed	Not listed
RRedd DavisNot listed	Not listed
Mel WellesNot listed	Not listed
WWalter MaslowNot listed	Not listed
Ed McCreadyNot listed	Not listed
AAlberto LolliNot listed	Not listed
Curt LowensNot listed	Not listed
DDavid MaunsellNot listed	Not listed
Sandro MerliNot listed	Not listed
Gustavo De NardoNot listed	Not listed
Cyrus EliasNot listed	Not listed
DDafydd HavardNot listed	Not listed
Luciana PaluzziCarlotta	Carlotta