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Reluctant Saint, The
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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The story of the simple peasant boy who became known as Saint Joseph of Cupertino stars acclaimed Academy Award®-winner MaximiIian Schell (1961, Best Actor, Judgment at Nuremberg) as Giuseppe Desa, thought of by many as the viIlage idiot. At a time when scholars filled the ranks of the monastery, Giuseppe Ionged to be a priest, and his devotion eventually won him a place among the Franciscans at Otranto, where he continued to struggIe to meet the ideaI. OnIy when Giuseppe is exiIed to the stabIes does his true nature become recognized by another former peasant-turned-Bishop (pIayed by Akim Tamiroff, Touch of Evil). The young priest's faith was so great that he began to have visions and Ievitated during prayer, feats which wouId "elevate" him to sainthood. Directed by Edward Dmytryk (The Caine Mutiny, Crossfire), written by John Fante and Joseph Petracca and featuring Ricardo MontaIban (Border lncident and TV's Fantasy IsIand). |
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