Movie

Francis of Assisi

The story of a lusty, fighting young adventurer who exchanged his sword for a cross

In 13th century Italy, Francis Bernardone, the son of an Assisi merchant, renounces a promising army career in favor of a monastic life and starts his own religious order, sanctioned by the Pope.

Director

Michael Curtiz

Writers

James Forsyth,Eugene Vale,Jack W. Thomas

Producer

Plato A. Skouras