''St. Francis'' ( it, Francesco) is a 2002 Italian television movie written and directed by Michele Soavi. The film is based on real life events of

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Friar and then Saint

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Raoul Bova Raoul Bova (born 14 August 1971) is an Italian actor. Bova's European film breakthrough was in the 1993 film ''Piccolo grande amore'', and he's played romantic male leads the following years. His American film credits include '' Under the Tusc ...

Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

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as Bernardo * Amélie Daure as

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as Peter *

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as Sylvester * Mariano Rigillo as Pietro di Bernardone * Erika Blanc as Monna Pica * Sergio Romano as Friar Elias * Gabriele Bocciarelli as Friar Masseo * Fausto Paravidino as Friar Gineprus * Nino D'Agata as Friar Lion *

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* David Brandon as Favarone *

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as The Young Tailor

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* 2002 television films 2002 films Italian drama television films 2002 biographical drama films Films set in Italy Italian biographical drama films Films about Catholic priests Films about religion Films directed by Michele Soavi Cultural depictions of Francis of Assisi Films scored by Carlo Siliotto 2000s Italian films {{2000s-Italy-film-stub