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Joseph Desa

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Original title

The Reluctant Saint

Year

1962

Running time

106 min.

Country

United States

Director

Edward Dmytryk

Screenwriter

John Fante, Joseph Petracca

Cast

Music

Nino Rota

Cinematography

C.M. Pennington-Richards (B&W)

Producer

Co-production United States-Italy;

Dmytryk-Weiler Productions

Genre

Drama. Comedy | Biography. Religion. 17th Century. Based on a true story

Synopsis

The Reluctant Saint is based on the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino. When young Giuseppe Diesa (Maximilian Schell) is sent to work at a monastery circa 17th century Italy -- his parents believed he was mentally challenged -- he surprises a local bishop by his incredible relationship with the monastery's animals. Believing this merits a traditional religious education, he is taken in and taught to pray, with miraculous results. His spiritual energy apparently allows him to levitate, which impressed many, and terrified others.

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