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58% Critic Match
Francis
“A Talking Mule....the funniest film surprise in 5 years!”
5.8 / 10• 1950• 1h 31m•NR• English
ComedyFamilyFantasyWar
Storyline
During World War II, a junior American Army officer, Lt. Peter Stirling, gets sent to the psychiatric ward whenever he insists that an Army mule named Francis speaks to him.
Cast & Crew
Donald O'Connor
Peter Stirling
Lead
Patricia Medina
Maureen Gelder
Zasu Pitts
Valerie Humpert
Ray Collins
Colonel Hooker
John McIntire
General Stevens
Eduard Franz
Colonel Plepper
Howland Chamberlain
Major Nadel
James Todd
Colonel Saunders
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Lubin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Francis is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
