Léon Morin, Priest
1961/09/22 • Released • German, French, English
Overview
The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire.
Director : Jean-Pierre Melville
Casts
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Léon Morin
Emmanuelle Riva
Barny
Irène Tunc
Christine Sangredin
Nicole Mirel
Sabine Levy
Gisèle Grimm
Lucienne
Marco Behar
Edelman
Marc Eyraud
Anton
Monique Hennessy
Arlette
Edith Loria
Danielle Holdenberg
Chantal Gozzi
Young France
Patricia Gozzi
Old France
Gérard Buhr
Gunther
Howard Vernon
Colonel
Volker Schlöndorff
German Soldier (uncredited)
Maurice Auzel
Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)
André Badin
(uncredited)
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