01 April 2014

Lentorama 2014: We're Ready for Your Closeup, Your Holiness

Day 24: Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Another St. Francis biopic, brought to us by Franco Zeffirelli. Pope Innocent III is played in this movie by Sir Alec Guinness, in his only papal role. If IMDB can be trusted the Beatles were originally considered for the major roles, and Al Pacino read for Francis but was considered too over the top.

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