The Unfrocked One
- Original title
- Le défroqué
- Year
- 1954
- Running time
- 107 min.
- Country
- France
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Pierre Fresnay
- Pierre Trabaud
- Nicole Stephane
- Marcelle Géniat
- Jacques Fabbri
- Abel Jacquin
- Georges Lannes
- Renaud Mary
- Guy Decomble
- René Havard
- Christian Lude
- Léo Joannon
- Jean Olivier
- Sylvie Février
- René Blancard
- Georges Géret
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- Music
- Cinematography
Nikolai Toporkoff (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Religion
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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1954: Berlin Film Festival: Bronze Bear, OCIC Award (Honorable Mention)1956: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film and Foreign Actor (Pierre Fresnay)
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