The Reluctant Saint 61 years old

The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"

The Reluctant Saint is based on the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino who was sent to work at a monastery circa 17th century Italy because his mother believed him too simple for anything else.

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The Reluctant Saint Cast

Name Character
Akim Tamiroff He was 63, 72 years old when he died as Bishop Durso
Maximilian Schell He was 31, 83 years old when he died as Giuseppe
Armand Mestral He was 45, 82 years old when he died
Tonio Selwart He was 66, 106 years old when he died as Examining Prelate
Carlo Croccolo He was 35, 92 years old when he died as The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Cyrus Elias He was 32, 83 years old when he died
Mel Welles He was 38, 81 years old when he died
Elisa Cegani She was 51, 84 years old when she died as Sister
Mino Doro He was 59, 103 years old when he died
Arnoldo Foà He was 46, 97 years old when he died as Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Odoardo Spadaro was 69, 72 years old when died
Lea Padovani She was 42, 70 years old when she died as Giuseppe's Mother
Harold Goldblatt He was 63, 82 years old when he died as Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Giacomo Rossi-Stuart He was 37, 69 years old when he died
Gustavo De Nardo
Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia He was 37, now 24 years old
Curt Lowens He was 37, 91 years old when he died
Ricardo Montalbán He was 42, 88 years old when he died as Don Raspi
Sandro Merli He was 31, 70 years old when he died
Bruno Cattaneo He was 26, 82 years old when he died
Walter Maslow He was 36, now 98 years old
David Maunsell
Giulio Bosetti He was 31, 78 years old when he died as Brother Orlando

The Reluctant Saint Crew

Name Department
John Fante as Writer. He was 53 (74) years old when He died Writing
Claude Hitchcock as Sound Director. He was 44 (91) years old when He died Sound
Vincenzo Labella as Technical Advisor. He was 37 (93) years old when He died Crew
Otello Fava as Makeup Designer. Costume & Make-Up
Mario Chiari as Art Direction. He was 53 (79) years old when He died Art
Maria De Matteis as Costume Design. She was 64 (90) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
Joseph Petracca as Writer. He was 48 (49) years old when He died Writing
Nino Rota as Music. He was 51 (67) years old when He died Sound
Manuel del Campo as Editor. He was 49 (55) years old when He died Editing
Edward Dmytryk as Director. He was 54 (90) years old when He died Directing
Edward Dmytryk as Producer. He was 54 (90) years old when He died Production
C.M. Pennington-Richards as Director of Photography. He was 50 (93) years old when He died Camera
Mara Blasetti as Unit Manager. Production
Sergio Bergamini as Camera Operator. Camera
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The Reluctant Saint (61 years)

The incredible true story of St. Joseph of Cupertino. "The Flying Friar"

  • Release day: Friday, November 02, 1962
  • Runtime: 105 minutes