Film

Cotolay

1965 · 106 min · ★ 8 · Dir. José Antonio Nieves Conde

St Francis arriving in Santiago with two other monks - Juan of Florence and Bernardo de Quintavalle - during a pilgrimage there to visit the tomb of St James the Apostle in the cathedral. He receives a divine revelation to tarry there until the meaning of his vision becomes clear. Faint with hunger he meets Cotolay (the 14-year-old Didier Haudepin) who gives the monks (stolen) figs to eat and leads them to the nearby Mount Pedroso where logging-master Tarna gives them food and lodging in return for work during their stay. While praying on the mountain St Francis believes he has been divinely instructed that his order of mendicant friars...

Starring

Vicente Parra
Vicente Parra
Francisco of Assisi
Didier Haudepin
Didier Haudepin
Cotolaya 'Cotolay'
José Bódalo
José Bódalo
Master Mateo
José Bastida
José Bastida
Bernardo de Quintanar
Roberto Rey
Roberto Rey
Abuelo
Conrado San Martín
Conrado San Martín
Juan of Florence
Ramón Centenero
Ramón Centenero
Martín
Santiago Ontañón
Abad
Xan das Bolas
Xan das Bolas
Monje
Miguel Palenzuela
Francisco Camoiras
Francisco Camoiras
Alberto Fernández
José Morales
Enrique Navarro
Enrique Navarro
Cris Huerta
Cris Huerta
Anastasio Campoy
Santiago Pardo
Francisco R. Alacid