the sincerity of his conversion, and they are put out with the others. On his throne Pope Innocent, seemingly waking from a dream, orders Francesco and his friends to be brought back. The Pope addresses Francesco: "In our obsession with original sin we have forgotten original innocence." In language from one of the Psalms, Innocent prays that Francesco's order "flourish like the palm." Then to everyone's astonishment, Pope Innocent kneels, kisses Francesco's feet and blesses him and his companions, wishing for them a long worldwide society of men and women willing to serve God in humility. One of the final lines places the sincerity of the Pope's response in question when an unnamed cardinal, observing what the Pope has done, comments to a bishop: "Don't be alarmed, His Holiness knows what he is doing. This is the man who will speak to the poor, and bring them back to us." The film finishes with the sight of Francesco slowly walking alone into the distance in the countryside as Donovan sings "Brother Sun and Sister Moon." Cast Graham Faulkner as Francesco di Bernardone Judi Bowker as Clare Offreduccio Leigh Lawson as Bernardo di Quintavalle Kenneth Cranham as Paolo Lee Montague as Pietro di Bernardone Valentina Cortese as Pica di Bernardone Alec Guinness as Pope Innocent III Michael Feast as Silvestro Nicholas Willatt as Giocondo John Sharp as Bishop Guido Adolfo Celi as Consul Francesco Guerrieri as Deodato Sandro Dori as Pietro di Bernardone's servant Aristide Caporale as Derelict Alfredo Bianchini as Assisiite priest Robin Askwith as Assisiite gatekeeper Fortunato Arena as Assisiite official 1 Carlo Hinterman as Assisiite official 2 Nerina Montagnani as Old beggaress Carlo Pisacane as St. Damian's priest Renato Terra Caizzi as Old peasant Carleton Hobbs as Pope's secretary Massimo Foschi as Young Spanish cardinal Production Zeffirelli's signature lush photography in Brother Sun, Sister Moon indicates that it was conceived and executed in much the same visual manner as his Academy Award-winning adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (1968). The film attempts to draw parallels between the work and philosophy of Saint Francis and the ideology that underpinned the worldwide counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. The film is also known for the score composed by Riz Ortolani. Frank Grimes originally was offered the lead role of Francesco di Bernardone, but Zeffirelli changed his mind at the last minute and withdrew his offer. Al Pacino screen-tested for