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Francesco

Name: Francesco
Director: Liliana Cavani
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 1989-03-22
Cast: Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Nikolaus Dutsch, Peter Berling

DramaHistory

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.

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Cast

Mickey RourkeHelena Bonham CarterAndréa FerréolNikolaus DutschPeter BerlingHanns ZischlerMario AdorfPaolo BonacelliFabio BussottiRiccardo De TorrebrunaMatteo CorsiniEdward Farrelly

Director

Liliana Cavani

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