Francesco (1989) - film review

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Francesco is an Italian film first released in 1989, directed by Liliana Cavani. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Helena Bonham Carter, Andréa Ferréol, Nikolaus Dutsch and Peter Berling. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Liliana Cavani
Script: Liliana Cavani, Roberta Mazzoni
Photo: Ennio Guarnieri, Giuseppe Lanci
Music: Vangelis
Cast: Mickey Rourke (Francesco), Helena Bonham Carter (Chiara), Andréa Ferréol (Francesco’s Mother), Nikolaus Dutsch (Cardinal Colonna), Peter Berling (Bishop Guido), Hanns Zischler (Pope Innocent III), Mario Adorf (Cardinal Ugolino), Paolo Bonacelli (Francesco’s Father), Fabio Bussotti (Leone), Riccardo De Torrebruna (Pietro Cattani), Alexander Dubin (Angelo), Edward Farrelly (Egidio), Paolo Projetti (Pacifico), Paco Reconti (Rufino), Diego Ribon (Bernardo di Quintavalle), Maurizio Schmidt (Masseo), Maria Sofia Amendolea (In the Shantytown), Nicoletta Boris (In the Shantytown), Memo Dini (In the Shantytown), Francesca Fenati (In the Shantytown), Monica Fiorentini (In the Shantytown), Loris Loddi (In the Shantytown), Egidio Termine (In the Shantytown), Stanko Molnar (Elia Bombarone), Richard Berkeley (Learned Brother), Giorgio Dal Piaz (Learned Brother), Claudio Lorimer (Learned Brother), Paolo Lorimer (Learned Brother), Giuseppe Perruccio (Learned Brother), Ennio Tozzi (Learned Brother), Robert Egon (New Brother), Leonardo Ferrantini (New Brother), Adriano Wajskol (New Brother), Domiziano Arcangeli (Abelardo – in the Lateran Palace), Domenico Fiore (In the Lateran Palace), Fabrizio Fontana (In the Lateran Palace), Jorge Krimer (In the Lateran Palace), John Francis Lane (In the Lateran Palace), David Maunsell (In the Lateran Palace), Giovanni Tamberi (In the Lateran Palace), Maya Randolph (Chiara’s Nurse), Lucio Rosato (Chiara’s Family), Franco Trevisi (Chiara’s Family), Amy Werba (Chiara’s Family), Giampiero Frondini (Francesco’s Servant), Clara Algranti (Francesco’s Friend), Giovanni Santi (Francesco’s Friend), Anna Sozzani (Francesco’s Friend), Giancarlo Trentavizi (Francesco’s Friend), Gerolamo Alchieri (Inquisitor in the Perugia Prison), Sasha D’Arc (In the Perugia Prison), Peppe Lanzetta (In the Perugia Prison), Roberto Minozzi (In the Perugia Prison), Franco Senika (In the Perugia Prison), Virgilio Ponti (In the Perugia Prison), Giovanni Bignamini, Bruno Armando, Domitilla Calamai, Stefania Cosma, Ivano D’Andrea, Carlo De Montis, Laura Devoti, Alessio Giannini, Giuseppe Marini, Fabrizio Mastracchi Manes, Giuseppe Misiti, Tomas Arana (Learned Brother), Romuald Andrzej Klos (Turkish Prisoner)
Country: Italy / West Germany
Language: English / Italian
Runtime: 104 min CORRECT: REPLACE WITH:

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