The life of St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) as related by followers who gather after his death to tell stories so that Leone can record them: a privileged and virile youth, a prisoner of war, an heir who turns away from his father and gives all to the poor, a beggar for others, and an inspiration to friends who accept the Gospels' life of poverty.
| Directing | Liliana Cavani | Director |
| Writing | Liliana Cavani | Story |
| Writing | Liliana Cavani | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roberta Mazzoni | Screenplay |
| Production | Giulio Scanni | Producer |
| Sound | Vangelis | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Ennio Guarnieri | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Giuseppe Lanci | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gabriella Cristiani | Editor |
| Art | Danilo Donati | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adriano Carboni | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Paola Tallarigo | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Roberto Palmerini | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Roberta Cadringher | Delegated Producer |
| Production | Alberto Passone | Production Manager |
| Production | Stefano Bolzoni | Unit Manager |
| Production | Antonio Barone | Unit Manager |
| Production | Massimo Ferrero | Unit Manager |
| Production | Luciano Pecoraro | Unit Manager |
| Production | Egle Friggeri | Unit Manager |
| Production | Fabio Massimo Dell'Orco | Production Secretary |
| Production | Anelio Pietretti | Production Secretary |
| Production | Carlo Macrini | Production Secretary |
| Production | Antonio Di Blasio | Production Secretary |
| Production | Andrea Maratea | Administration |
| Production | Marina Angeli | Accountant |
| Production | Barbara Scanni | Accountant |
| Directing | Luca Gasparini | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Verena Baldeo | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Lucilla Clementelli | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renato Francola | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria del Carmen Cuadrat | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giusy Bovino | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Bianchi | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maurizio Lupi | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Art | Maurizio Sabatini | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Bruno Lenzi | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Luca Antoniucci | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Maria Cristina Reggio | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Luigi Urbani | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Giovanni Fumi | Property Master |
| Art | Roberto Cancellara | Property Master |
| Art | Riccardo Passanisi | Property Master |
| Art | Bruno Vandilli | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosanna Andreoni | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Claudia Allione | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bertilla Silvestrin | Seamstress |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alberta Ceccarelli | Seamstress |
| Sound | Frank Jahn | Sound |
| Sound | Günther Ruckdeschel | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Fabio Conversi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gianfranco Torinti | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Sergio Melaranci | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Fabrizio Vicari | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberta Allegrini | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Ugo Menegatti | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Vincenzo Marinese | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Ronald | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Giancarlo Serravalli | Key Grip |
| Camera | Giacomo Tomaselli | Key Grip |
| Camera | Eraldo Barbona | Grip |
| Camera | Benito Fabriani | Grip |
| Camera | Roberto Notaro | Grip |
| Camera | Riccardo Serravalli | Grip |
| Lighting | Roberto Belli | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Francesco Quattrone | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Francesco Cinti | Electrician |
| Lighting | Federico Conte | Electrician |
| Lighting | Sante Federici | Electrician |
| Crew | Franco Beltramme | Master at Arms |
| Crew | Adriano Pischiutta | Special Effects |
| Crew | Gianni Indovino | Special Effects |
| Crew | Giancarlo Mancini | Special Effects |
| Editing | Maurizio Palmisano | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Emanuela Lucidi | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Nadia Mazzoni | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Daniele Sordoni | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Danilo Sterbini | Sound Mixer |
| Editing | Giacomo Volpi | Colorist |
