Overview
Plot
After returning from war, Francesco Bernardone lies delirious, recalling his former life of parties and pleasure. Once recovered, he is changed, meditating on God's creatures and renouncing his wealth and family to rebuild an abandoned church.
- Directors
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Cast
- Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Lee Montague, Valentina Cortese, Alec Guinness, Michael Feast, Nicholas Willatt, John Sharp, Adolfo Celi, Francesco Guerrieri, Carlo Pisacane, Peter Firth, Guido Lollobrigida, Franca Sciutto, Franca Mazzoni, Carlo Hintermann, Massimo Foschi, Aristide Caporale
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama, History
- Release date
- 1972-03-03
- Studios
- Euro International Films, Vic Films Productions, Paramount Pictures
Plot
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Francesco Bernardone comes back from war and falls into a delirium that replays his memories of parties and carnal pleasures. He slowly recovers, but the illness leaves him transformed. No longer the man everyone knew, he turns away from taverns and riches, meditates on the beauty of God's creatures, and renounces his family to rebuild an abandoned church and his life.
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