

The Reluctant Saint
“The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"”
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.
Director
Edward DmytrykWriters
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

Elisa Cegani
Sister Nunziata

Giacomo Rossi Stuart

Tonio Selwart
Examining Prelate

Odoardo Spadaro

Mino Doro
Bruno Cattaneo

Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
Redd Davis

Mel Welles
Walter Maslow

Ed McCready