"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."
Bradford Dillman
as Francis Bernardone of Assisi
Dolores Hart
as Clare
Stuart Whitman
as Count Paolo of Vandria
Cecil Kellaway
as Cardinal Hugolino
Eduard Franz
as Pietro Bernardone
Athene Seyler
as Aunt Buona
Finlay Currie
as The Pope
Mervyn Johns
as Brother Juniper
Russell Napier
as Brother Elias
John Welsh
as Canon Cattanei
Harold Goldblatt
as Bernard
Edith Sharpe
as Donna Pica
Oliver Johnston
as Father Livoni
Malcolm Keen
as Bishop Guido
Jack Lambert
as Scefi
Pedro Armendáriz
as The Sultan
Michael Curtiz
Director
Ludwig von Wohl
Novel
Eugene Vale
Screenplay
James Forsyth
Jack W. Thomas
Vincenzo Labella
Technical Advisor
Annalisa Nasalli-Rocca
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wesley Sherrard
Hal Lierley
Makeup Artist
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Helen Turpin
Hairstylist
Joe Popkin
Unit Manager
Leo Wilkins
Sound
Joseph Nathanson
Special Effects
Plato A. Skouras
Producer
Piero Portalupi
Director of Photography
Mario Nascimbene
Original Music Composer
Louis R. Loeffler
Editor
Edward Carrere
Art Direction
Ferdinando Ruffo
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Costume Design
Ottavio Oppo
Assistant Director
Bob Herron
Stunts