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In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.
Original Release
12/15/1950
US Release
10/06/1952
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Aldo Fabrizi | Nicolaio, il tiranno di Viterbo |
Gianfranco Bellini | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Peparuolo | Giovanni il Sempliciotto |
Severino Pisacane | Fra' Ginapro (as Fra' Severino Pisacane) / Fra' Ginapro |
Roberto Sorrentino | |
Nazario Gerardi | San Francesco |
Arabella Lemaitre | Santa Chiara |
Renzo Rossellini | Narrator |
Directors
Writers
Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, Félix Morlión, Antonio Lisandrini, Brunello Rondi
Cast
Name | Character |
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Aldo Fabrizi | Nicolaio, il tiranno di Viterbo |
Gianfranco Bellini | Narrator (voice) / Narrator |
Peparuolo | Giovanni il Sempliciotto |
Severino Pisacane | Fra' Ginapro (as Fra' Severino Pisacane) / Fra' Ginapro |
Roberto Sorrentino | |
Nazario Gerardi | San Francesco |
Arabella Lemaitre | Santa Chiara |
Renzo Rossellini | Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Giuseppe Amato | Producer |
Angelo Rizzoli | Producer |