The Reluctant Saint (1962)

Directors

Edward Dmytryk

Cast

Akim Tamiroff, Armand Mestral, Arnoldo Foà, Carlo Croccolo, Curt Lowens, Ed McCready, Elisa Cegani, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Giulio Bosetti, Harold Goldblatt, Lea Padovani, Luciana Paluzzi, Mark Damon, Maximilian Schell, Mino Doro, Odoardo Spadaro, Tonio Selwart

The story

Most of the key events in the movie are based on historical events or reports about the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino. Born Giuseppe Desa, he was said to have been remarkably unclever, but was recorded by many witnesses during his life as prone to miraculous levitation and intense ecstasies. The film begins with Giuseppe (Maximilian Schell) spending his final days at home with his mother (Lea Padovani).

Genres

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