The Reluctant saint
Subtitle: the story of St. Joseph of Cupertino
By: produced and directed by Edward Dmytryk
Contributors: Schell, Maximilian
Publisher: Distributed by Ignatius Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 104
Subjects: Biography; Feature films; Franciscans
Description: The story of the humble Franciscan monk who literally rose to sainthood. In the impoverished community of 17th century Cupertino a peasant boy finds himself in hot water most of the time. His mother, thinking she can improve him, takes him to her brother, a priest who reluctantly accepts the boy into the monastry. Miraculous things begin to happen to him, especially as he is saying his first Mass.
Notes: Writer, John Fante, Joseph Petracca.

Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban

VHS format.