The Reluctant Saint

John Fante (screenwriter)
Edward Dmytryk (director)
Joseph Petracca (screenwriter)
Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani (starring)

N.p. Davis-Royal Films, 1962. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film.

"The Reluctant Saint" is the story of Giuseppe Desa (Maximilian Schell), a 17th century Franciscan friar and mystic, recognized as St. Joseph of Cupertino by the Catholic Church.

Set in and shot on location in Rome.

8 x 10 inches. Very Good, pinholes, with chipping at corners.


[Book #146753]