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The Flowers of St. Francis

The Flowers of St. Francis

A Movie for Today... And All Time

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.

DramaHistory

Release: 1950-12-15Runtime: 87 minRating: 7.1 (99)

Cast

Aldo Fabrizi

Aldo Fabrizi

Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo

Gianfranco Bellini

Gianfranco Bellini

Narrator (voice)

Peparuolo

Giovanni il Sempliciotto

Severino Pisacane

Fra' Ginapro

Roberto Sorrentino

Nazario Gerardi

San Francesco (uncredited)

Arabella Lemaitre

Santa Chiara (uncredited)

Renzo Rossellini

Renzo Rossellini

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Brunello Rondi

Screenplay

Mario Gabrielli

Unit Manager

Brunello Rondi

Assistant Director

Enrico Betti Berutto

Second Assistant Camera

Marcello Caracciolo Di Laurino

Assistant Director

Félix Morlión

Screenplay

Federico Fellini

Federico Fellini

Screenplay

Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini

Director

Roberto Rossellini

Roberto Rossellini

Story

Antonio Lisandrini

Screenplay

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The Flowers of St. Francis (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)

The Flowers of St. Francis (Roberto Rossellini, 1950)