Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

Released: 1961-09-22 Duration: 1hr 57min
Genres: Drama Romance
Rating 7.0

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. 

Production Companies

Rome-Paris Films
Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 7.666

Directed By

Jean-Pierre Melville

Crew

Assistant Director
Jacqueline Parey
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Assistant Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Assistant Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Assistant Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Assistant Art Director
Donald Cardwell
Camera Operator
Jean Rabier
Sound Mixer
Jacques Maumont
Assistant Editor
Nadine Trintignant
First Assistant Director
Luc Andrieux
Makeup Artist
Christine Fornelli
Musician
Albert Raisner
Director of Photography
Henri Decaë
Original Music Composer
Martial Solal
Production Design
Daniel Guéret

TOP CAST

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo

Léon Morin

Irène Tunc
Irène Tunc

Christine Sangredin

Nicole Mirel
Nicole Mirel

Sabine Levy

Gisèle Grimm
Gisèle Grimm

Lucienne

Marco Behar
Marco Behar

Edelman

Edith Loria
Edith Loria

Danielle Holdenberg

Simone Vannier
Simone Vannier

Secretary

Nelly Pitorre
Nelly Pitorre

Secretary

Ernest Varial
Ernest Varial

The Director

Chantal Gozzi
Chantal Gozzi

Young France

Patricia Gozzi
Patricia Gozzi

Old France

Marielle Gozzi
Marielle Gozzi

Adult France

Cédric Grant
Cédric Grant

American Soldier

George Lambert
George Lambert

American Soldier

Gérard Buhr
Gérard Buhr

Gunther

Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon

The Colonel

Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff

German Soldier (uncredited)

Claude Achard
Claude Achard

(uncredited)

Adeline Aucoc
Adeline Aucoc

Old Lady (uncredited)

Maurice Auzel
Maurice Auzel

Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)

André Badin
André Badin

(uncredited)

Madeleine Ganne
Madeleine Ganne

Betty (uncredited)

Louis Saintève
Louis Saintève

Man (uncredited)

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