Francesco 1989

The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.

Cast:

Mickey Rourke
Francesco 

Helena Bonham Carter
Chiara 

Andréa Ferréol
Francesco's Mother 

Nikolaus Dutsch
Cardinal Colonna 

Peter Berling
Bishop Guido 

Hanns Zischler
Pope Innocent III