
About the film

The Unfrocked One
Release Date: February 26, 1954
Year | : | 1954 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | Drama |
Production Companies | : | Gaumont, Société Française de Cinématographie (SFC) |
Director | : | Léo Joannon |
Producers | : | Alain Poiré, Roger de Broin, Roger Ribadeau-Dumas, Jean Le Duc |
Writers | : | Denys de La Patellière, Roland Laudenbach, Léo Joannon |
RunTime | : | 107 mins. |
Pierre Fresnay plays the title character in Le Defroque (The Defrocked One). Cast out by his church, former priest Maurice (Fresnay) delights in mocking the traditions and credos of Catholicism. Even so, young Gerard (Pierre Trabaud) becomes convinced that Maurice has never truly lost his calling. Becoming a priest himself, Gerard devotes his life to bringing Maurice back into the fold. Things don't turn out quite as Gerard hopes, however; he has not reckoned with the possibility that Maurice may have been driven into insanity by his raging self-hatred.
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