SYNOPSIS: In a series of simple and joyous vignettes, director Roberto Rossellini and co-writer Federico Fellini lovingly convey the universal teachings of the People’s Saint: humility, compassion, faith, and sacrifice. Gorgeously photographed to evoke the medieval paintings of Saint Francis’s time, and cast with monks from the Nocera Inferiore Monastery, The Flowers of St. Francis is a timeless and moving portrait of the search for spiritual enlightenment.
| Saint Francis | Brother Nazario Gerardi |
| Brother Ginepro | Brother Severino Pisacane |
| Giovanni | Esposito Bonaventura |
| Nicolaio the Tyrant | Aldo Fabrizi |
| Saint Clare | Arabella Lemaître |
| Franciscan brothers | Brother Nazareno |
| Brother Raffaele | |
| Brother Robert Sorrentino |
| Director | Roberto Rossellini |
| Screenplay | Roberto Rossellini, Federico Fellini, Father Antonio Lisandrini and Father Felix Morlion |
| Producer | Angelo Rizzoli |
| Associate producer | Giuseppe Amato |
| Cinematography | Otello Martelli |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti |
| Music | Renzo Rossellini |
| Music (liturgical chants) | Father Enrico Buondonno |
| Sound | Eraldo Giordani and Raffaele Del Monte |
| Editing | Jolanda Benvenuti |
| Production design | Virgilio Marchi |
| Costume design | Marina Arcangeli and Ditta Peruzzi |
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