The Call (1936)
L'Appel du silence
The story of Charles de Foucauld, born September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France) and died December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset in Algeria during the French colonial period, was a cavalry officer of the French army who became an explorer and geographer, then Catholic religious, priest, linguist and hermit in the Hoggar desert in Algeria.
- Date of release
- 1936-05-01
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Léon Poirier
Casting
- Jean Yonnel — Charles de Foucauld
- Pierre de Guingand — Laperrine
- Jacqueline Francell — Mademoiselle X
- Alice Tissot — La femme du notaire
- Suzanne Bianchetti — La femme du monde
- Pierre Juvenet — Colonel
- Thomy Bourdelle — General
- Pierre Nay — Marquis de Morès
- André Nox
- Fred Pasquali
- Auguste Bovério
- Alexandre Mihalesco
Interesting facts
The Call of Silence, also screened as The Call, is a 1936 French drama film directed by Léon Poirier and starring Jean Yonnel, Pierre de Guingand and Jacqueline Francell. It is a biography based on the life of the Catholic missionary Charles de Foucauld.
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