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Features & Extras:
- A 16-page booklet on the movie and the saints, with discussion questions.
- A look behind the scenes.
- The making of Clare and Francis.
- English and Italian language tracks. Spanish and English subtitles.
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Clare Takes Her Vow
Cast & Crew
Featuring some familiar and new faces, Clare and Francis has a solid cast and a great story. Read up on the lead actors and director below.
Mary Petruolo Clare
This bright blue-eyed rising star started young, getting her first miniseries at thirteen, and continued from there in Italian TV and film. Just eighteen at the time of filming, she captures the youthful exuberance of St. Clare.
Ettore Bassi Francis
A popular Italian TV and film actor, and having appeared in the miniseries St. Peter and Pope John Paul II, Ettore Bassi takes the title role of Francis. The role covers a lot of ground, from Francis's vibrant youth as a hopeful warrior to his new religious mission, and on into old age, blindness, and death.
Fabrizio Costa Director
Also director of Don Matteo, Mother Teresa, and a host of other series, Fabrizio Costa's career is constantly punctuated with popular depictions of the drama and comedy that pervade God's plan for mankind.
More Cast Members
Here are just a few numerous cast members that fill out the large narrative landscape of Clare and Francis.
Lando Buzzanca Pietro di Bernardone
Lando Buzzanca plays the father of Francis, a wealthy cloth merchant who understands his son as a solder and playboy, but has a harder time with the same son's rejection of wealth.
Angela Molina Pica Bernardone
The loving mother of Francis, Madonna Pica, is played by Angela Molina.
Gabriele Cirilli Illuminato
The Franciscan brother who accompanied Francis to seek peace with the Sultan.
Antonella Fattori Ortolana
The devout mother of Clare, who was to eventually join her daughters in religious life.
Ivano Marescotti Monaldo
Clare's violent uncle who was sent to bring the girls back.
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