The Reluctant Saint

(1962)

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Synopsis

Fictionalized character study of Giuseppe Desa, as he trains to be a priest in 17th-century Italy. Initially mocked by his peers, he performs the miracle of levitation and later becomes St. Joseph of Cupertino.

Directors

Edward Dmytryk, Nino Rota, Edward Dmytryk, Royal

Production year

1962

Rating

NR

Studio

Columbia Pictures Industries Inc.

Runtime

105 minutes

Cast

Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Akim Tamiroff, Lea Padovani, Harold Goldblatt