The Unfrocked One (1954)
Le Défroqué
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.
- Date of release
- 1954-02-26
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Léo Joannon
Casting
- Pierre Fresnay — Maurice Morand
- Pierre Trabaud — Gérard Lacassagne
- Nicole Stéphane — Catherine Grandpré
- Marcelle Géniat — Mme Morand
- Jacques Fabbri — L'ordonnance
- Abel Jacquin — Le père supérieur
- Georges Lannes — Le colonel
- Renaud Mary — L'antiquaire
- Guy Decomble — Le père Mascle
- René Havard — Un officier
Interesting facts
The Unfrocked One is a 1954 French drama film directed by Léo Joannon. At the 4th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Bronze Berlin Bear award.
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