Cupertino, Italy, 1623: A simple-minded and clumsy young man joins a Franciscan order as a hired hand, overcoming his intellectual and social challenges with a pure heart and a simple faith. God performs a miracle through him, quite literally raising him to sainthood.
Maximilian Schell
as Giuseppe
Ricardo Montalban
as Don Raspi
Lea Padovani
as Giuseppe's Mother
Akim Tamiroff
as Bishop Durso
Harold Goldblatt
as Father Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
Arnoldo Foà
as Felixa- Giuseppe's Father
Carlo Croccolo
as The Gobbo- the Hunchback
Giulio Bosetti
as Brother Orlando
Armand Mestral
as
Elisa Cegani
as Sister Nunziata
Giacomo Rossi Stuart
as
Tonio Selwart
as Examining Prelate
