Overview
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The Plot
An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
Run Time
1h 55m
Genre
Drama
Release Date
07 Feb 1951
Country
France
Language
French
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast
Claude LayduCuré d'Ambricourt
Jean RiveyreLe Comte
Adrien BorelPriest of Torcy
Rachel BérendtLa Comtesse
Nicole MaureyMiss Louise
Nicole LadmiralChantal
Martine LemaireSéraphita Dumontel
Antoine BalpêtréDr. Delbende
Jean DanetOlivier
Gaston SéverinCanon
Yvette EtiévantFemme de Ménage
Prêtre Dufrety


Robert Bresson
Georges Bernanos