The Reluctant Saint

The Reluctant Saint is a movie about the life of Saint Joseph of Cupertino, who was known for his miraculous levitation, and the protagonist Giuseppe Desas journey from societal outcast to a revered saint. The Reluctant Saint is a 1962 English-language Biography Comedy film featuring Maximilian Schell, Ricardo Montalb N, Lea Padovani, Akim Tamiroff, Ricardo Montalban, Harold Goldblatt and Luciana Paluzzi. Dmytryk-Weiler Production was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Edward Dmytryk and John R. Sloan. The Reluctant Saint is written by John Fante and Joseph Petracca and it is directed by Edward Dmytryk. Columbia Pictures acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Reluctant Saint was released on 2nd November 1962 and takes a screen time of 105 minutes. Cinematography was done by C.M. Pennington-Richards and editing by Manuel del Campo. The music was composed by Nino Rota.