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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Pierre FresnayMaurice Morand
Pierre TrabaudGérard Lacassagne
Nicole StéphaneCatherine Grandpré
Marcelle GéniatMme Morand
Jacques FabbriL'ordonnance
Georges LannesLe colonel
Renaud MaryL'antiquaire
Guy DecombleLe père Mascle
René HavardUn officierExplore the crew
- Director
- Léo Joannon
- Screenplay
- Léo Joannon
- Screenplay
- Roland Laudenbach
- Screenplay
- Denys de La Patellière
- Director of Photography
- Nikolai Toporkoff
- Original Music Composer
- Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
- Producer
- Roger Ribadeau-Dumas
- Editor
- Robert Isnardon
- Producer
- Alain Poiré
- Producer
- Jean Le Duc
- Editor
- Monique Isnardon