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Léon Morin, Priest
Release Date: September 21, 1961
| Year | : | 1961 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Romance, Drama |
| Production Companies | : | Rome Paris Films, Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica |
| Director | : | Jean-Pierre Melville |
| Producers | : | Carlo Ponti, Georges de Beauregard |
| Writers | : | Jean-Pierre Melville, Béatrix Beck |
| RunTime | : | 117 mins. |
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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Main Actors
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Character : Leon Morin
Emmanuelle Riva
Character : Barny
Irène Tunc
Character : Christine Sangredin
Nicole Mirel
Character : Sabine Levy
Gisèle Grimm
Character : Lucienne
Marco Behar
Character : Edelman
Marc Eyraud
Character : Anton
Monique Hennessy
Character : Arlette
Edith Loria
Character : Danielle Holdenberg
Monique Bertho
Character : Marion
Nina Grégoire
Character :
Simone Vannier
Character : Une secrétaire
Lucienne Marchand
Character : Une secrétaire
Nelly Pitorre
Character : Une secrétaire
Ernest Varial
Character : Le directeur
Chantal Gozzi
Character : France (younger)
Patricia Gozzi
Character : France (oldest)
Marielle Gozzi
Character : France France (older)
Cédric Grant
Character : American soldier
George Lambert
Character : American soldier
Gérard Buhr
Character : Gunther
Howard Vernon
Character : The colonel
Volker Schlöndorff
Character : Un soldat allemand (uncredited)
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