The Reluctant Saint

Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Not Rated
1962    1h 45mDrama, Biography,
7.386%7.6
Joseph of Cupertino, a simple young man thought by many in his village to be an idiot, is pressured to enter a monastery. He does so, and surprises everyone by passing the entrance exam to study for the priesthood. But this is only the first of many surprises from the man who would become Saint Joseph Cupertino.

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  • Maximilian SchellGiuseppe
  • Ricardo MontalbanDon Raspi
  • Lea PadovaniGiuseppe's Mother
  • Akim TamiroffBishop Durso
  • Harold GoldblattFather Giovanni- 'The Father Guardian'
  • Arnoldo FoàFelixa- Giuseppe's Father
  • Carlo CroccoloThe Gobbo- the Hunchback
  • Giulio BosettiBrother Orlando
  • Armand Mestral
  • Elisa CeganiSister Nunziata
  • Giacomo Rossi Stuart
  • Tonio SelwartExamining Prelate
  • Odoardo Spadaro
  • Mino Doro
  • Bruno Cattaneo
  • Giovanni Ivan Scratuglia
  • Redd Davis
  • Mel Welles
  • Walter Maslow
  • Ed McCready

The Reluctant Saint Ratings & Reviews

The Reluctant Saint Trivia

The Reluctant Saint was released on November 2, 1962.

The Reluctant Saint was directed by Edward Dmytryk.

The Reluctant Saint has a runtime of 1h 45m.

The Reluctant Saint was produced by Edward Dmytryk.

Joseph of Cupertino, a simple young man thought by many in his village to be an idiot, is pressured to enter a monastery. He does so, and surprises everyone by passing the entrance exam to study for the priesthood. But this is only the first of many surprises from the man who would become Saint Joseph Cupertino.

The key characters in The Reluctant Saint are Giuseppe (Maximilian Schell), Don Raspi (Ricardo Montalban), Giuseppe's Mother (Lea Padovani).

The Reluctant Saint is rated Not Rated.

The Reluctant Saint is a Drama, Biography, Comedy film.

The Reluctant Saint has an audience rating of 8.6 out of 10.

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