Summary
The Reluctant Saint is an American film comedy-drama first released in 1962,
directed by Edward Dmytryk.
The film stars Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalban, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff and Harold Goldblatt.
It has also been released under the title: Joseph Desa.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Edward Dmytryk
- Script: John Fante, Joseph Petracca
- Photo: C.M. Pennington-Richards
- Music: Nino Rota
- Cast: Maximilian Schell (Giuseppe), Ricardo Montalban (Don Raspi), Lea Padovani (Mother), Akim Tamiroff (Bishop), Harold Goldblatt (Father Giovanni), Arnoldo Foà (Felixa), Mark Damon (Aldo), Luciana Paluzzi (Carlotta), Carlo Croccolo (Gobbo), Giulio Bosetti (Brother Orlando), Elisa Cegani (Sister), Tonio Selwart, Mel Welles
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 105 min; B&W
- Aka: Joseph Desa
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