Francis of Assisi

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.

Francis of Assisi is a 1961 drama biography movie directed by Michael Curtiz, starring Bradford Dillman, Dolores Hart, Cecil Kellaway. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 from 1,250 votes and runs 1h 45m.