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Overview
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.
Top Cast


Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo Fabrizi
Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo
Aldo Fabrizi
Nicolaio, il Tiranno di Viterbo


Gianfranco Bellini
Gianfranco Bellini
Narrator (voice)
Gianfranco Bellini
Narrator (voice)
Peparuolo
Peparuolo
Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Peparuolo
Giovanni il Sempliciotto
Severino Pisacane
Severino Pisacane
Fra' Ginapro
Severino Pisacane
Fra' Ginapro
Roberto Sorrentino
Roberto Sorrentino
Roberto Sorrentino
Nazario Gerardi
Nazario Gerardi
San Francesco (uncredited)
Nazario Gerardi
San Francesco (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitre
Arabella Lemaitre
Santa Chiara (uncredited)
Arabella Lemaitre
Santa Chiara (uncredited)


Renzo Rossellini
Renzo Rossellini
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Renzo Rossellini
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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