This wonderful, whimsical fairy tale starring screen legends Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif, and Dolores Del Rio pairs medieval prince Ramon (Sharif) with Neapolitan peasant girl Isabella (Loren). After refusing to marry any of the princesses his mother (Del Rio) has selected for him, the prince rides away and finds refuge at a nearby monastery presided over by a monk, Brother Joseph, with special powers. Thanks to the monk, Ramon and Isabella fall in love, but her status as a commoner precludes marriage--that is, until Brother Joseph steps in again.