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Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
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Overview
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2 December 1972 (USA)
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Plot:
This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope...
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 3 wins
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1 nomination
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Beautifully haunting interpretation
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Cast
(in credits order) | Graham Faulkner | ... | St. Francis of Assisi |
| Judi Bowker | ... | Clare |
| Leigh Lawson | ... | Bernardo |
| Kenneth Cranham | ... | Paolo |
| Lee Montague | ... | Pietro Di Bernardone |
 | Valentina Cortese | ... | Pica Di Bernardone |
 | Alec Guinness | ... | Pope Innocent III |
| Michael Feast | ... | Silvestro |
| Nicholas Willatt | ... | Giacondo |
| John Sharp | ... | Bishop Guido |
 | Adolfo Celi | ... | Consul |
| Francesco Guerrieri | ... | Deodato |
 | Peter Firth | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Fortunato Arena | ||
| Aristide Caporale | ... | Derelict |
| Carlo Hinterman | ||
| Guido Lollobrigida | ||
| Carlo Pisacane | ... | San Damiano Priest |
| Massimo Foschi | ... | Young spanish Cardinal (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Franco Zeffirelli | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Suso Cecchi D'Amico | ||
| Kenneth Ross | ||
| Lina Wertmüller | ||
| Franco Zeffirelli | ||
Produced by | |||
| Dyson Lovell | .... | producer | |
| Luciano Perugia | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Donovan | (international version) | ||
| Riz Ortolani | (Italian version) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ennio Guarnieri | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Rushton | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Lorenzo Mongiardino | |||
| Gianni Quaranta | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Giorgio Giovannini | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Danilo Donati | |||
Art Department | |||
| Italo Tomassi | .... | set designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tony Dawe | .... | sound mixer | |
| Giorgio De Vincenzo | .... | sound editor (as Giorgio Di Vincenzo) | |
| Gerry Humphreys | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mike Silverlock | .... | boom operator | |
Stunts | |||
| Angelo Ragusa | .... | stunts | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Reginald Mills | .... | supervising editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ken Thorne | .... | conductor (English version) | |
| Ken Thorne | .... | music arranger (English version) | |
| Ken Thorne | .... | music coordinator (English version) | |
Other crew | |||
| Yvonne Axeworthy | .... | continuity | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Paramount Pictures (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Video (1986) (USA) (VHS) (For Paramount Pictures)
- CIC Video (1999) (Germany) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-edited)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
- Famous Music Coporation music published by
- Panavision UK camera and lenses
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Fratello sole, sorella luna" - Italy (original title)
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Italy:135 min | UK:122 min | USA:121 min | Argentina:126 min
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Film debut of Peter Firth.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Francis is shown part way down the roof line when he picks up the bird, but without walking any further, he is at the end of the roof when he lets it go.See more »
Quotes:
St. Francis of Assisi:Come and let yourselves be built as living stones into the spiritual templeSee more »
Soundtrack:
Preghiera sempliceSee more »
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Wasn't there another movie, a few decades earlier, about St. Francis: "Brother Sun, Sister Moon"...?See more »
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Oh yes, we can look at this as a parable of the "hippies" and an anti-war, anti-establishment film (as if those are somehow "bad" things.) It is all that. Any director who cannot interpret through the lenses of his time is not a very good director. Zefferelli is a master at it. It may make the movies seem dated but that also is a sign of mastership as we see the life of Francis and also see life in the Vietnam era 1970s. The movie itself is hauntingly filmed in a dreamlike manner. It tells the story of Francis who we will later know as Saint Francis Of Assissi. It is not an attempt to tell the complete story of the saint, but to use episodes from his life to speak to the culture of the time. It is not a biography so much as it is an interpretation.