The Reluctant Saint

(1962)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Drama, History, Comedy

Year: 1962

Runtime: 105 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Edward Dmytryk

Cast: Максимилиан Шелл, Рикардо Монтальбан, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, Harold Goldblatt, Arnoldo Foà, Carlo Croccolo, Giulio Bosetti, Armand Mestral, Elisa Cegani

Plot

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.