The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
Mickey Rourke
as Francesco
Helena Bonham Carter
as Chiara
Andréa Ferréol
as Francesco's Mother
Nikolaus Dutsch
as Cardinal Colonna
Peter Berling
as Bishop Guido
Hanns Zischler
as Pope Innocent III
Mario Adorf
as Cardinal Ugolino
Paolo Bonacelli
as Francesco's Father
Fabio Bussotti
as Leone
Riccardo De Torrebruna
as Pietro Cattani
Matteo Corsini
as Angelo
Edward Farrelly
as Egidio
