The Reluctant Saint 1962

The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"

The Reluctant Saint

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Drama History

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.

Top Billed Cast

Maximilian Schell

Giuseppe

Ricardo Montalban

Don Raspi

Lea Padovani

Giuseppe's Mother

Akim Tamiroff

Bishop Durso

Harold Goldblatt

Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'

Arnoldo Foà

Felixa- Giuseppe's Father

Release Date 1962-11-02
Runtime 1h 45m
Directors Edward Dmytryk, C.M. Pennington-Richards, Claude Hitchcock, Pasquale Romano
Producer Edward Dmytryk
Writers John Fante, Joseph Petracca