Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 8.281 |
Directed By
Jean-Pierre Melville
Crew
Jean-Pierre Melville
Volker Schlöndorff
Béatrix Beck
Jacqueline Meppiel
Bertrand Tavernier
Jacqueline Parey
Carlo Ponti
Jean-Pierre Melville
Georges de Beauregard
Luc Andrieux
Jacques Maumont
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Nadine Trintignant
Christine Fornelli
Albert Raisner
Guy Villette
Donald Cardwell
Jean Rabier
Martial Solal
Daniel Guéret
Henri Decaë
TOP CAST
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
Monique Bertho
Marion
Simone Vannier
Secretary
Lucienne Marchand
Secretary
Nelly Pitorre
Secretary
Ernest Varial
Director
Chantal Gozzi
Young France
Patricia Gozzi
Old France
Marielle Gozzi
Adult France
Cédric Grant
American Soldier
George Lambert
American Soldier
Gérard Buhr
Gunther
Howard Vernon
Colonel
Volker Schlöndorff
German Soldier (uncredited)
Claude Achard
(uncredited)
Adeline Aucoc
Old Lady (uncredited)
Maurice Auzel
Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)
André Badin
(uncredited)
Madeleine Ganne
Betty (uncredited)
Louis Saintève
Man (uncredited)
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