Trivia

Mickey Rourke reputedly donated his entire salary of $1.5m to the Provisional IRA.

The screenplay for Francesco (1989) is adapted from Hermann Hesse's 1904 book Francis of Assisi.

Francesco (1989) was selected by the Vatican in the "religion" category of its list of 45 "great films."

Vangelis composed the musical score for Francesco (1989).

Francesco (1989) is the second of three works by Liliana Cavani about St. Francis, preceded by a 1966 telefilm Francesco di Assisi (1966) starring Lou Castel in the title role, and a 2014 production Francesco (2014) with Mateusz Kosciukiewicz.