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.
Cast
Maximilian Schell
Giuseppe
Ricardo Montalban
Don Raspi
Lea Padovani
Giuseppe's Mother
Akim Tamiroff
Bishop Durso
Harold Goldblatt
Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo Foà
Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Carlo Croccolo
The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Giulio Bosetti
Brother Orlando
Armand Mestral
Unknown
Elisa Cegani
Sister Nunziata
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
Unknown
Tonio Selwart
Examining Prelate
Odoardo Spadaro
Unknown
Mino Doro
Unknown
Bruno Cattaneo
Unknown
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Unknown
Redd Davis
Unknown
Mel Welles
Unknown
Walter Maslow
Unknown
Ed McCready
Unknown
Alberto Lolli
Unknown
Curt Lowens
Unknown
David Maunsell
Unknown
Sandro Merli
Unknown
Gustavo De Nardo
Unknown
Cyrus Elias
Unknown
Dafydd Havard
Unknown
Luciana Paluzzi
Carlotta
Crew
Edward Dmytryk
Director, Producer
John Fante
Writer
Joseph Petracca
Writer
Manuel del Campo
Editor
C.M. Pennington-Richards
Director of Photography
Sergio Bergamini
Camera Operator
Marisa Crimi
Assistant Costume Designer
Maria De Matteis
Costume Design
Otello Fava
Makeup Designer
Pasquale Romano
Assistant Art Director
Claude Hitchcock
Sound Director
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Vincenzo Labella
Technical Advisor
Giorgio Morra
Production Manager
Mara Blasetti
Unit Manager
Mario Chiari
Art Direction
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