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Léon Morin, Priest

69.96000000000001 %|Sep 21, 1961|Drama, Romance

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. 

Featured Crew

Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Georges de Beauregard
Producer
Jacqueline Parey
Assistant Director
Bertrand Tavernier
Assistant Director
Volker Schlöndorff
Assistant Director
Jacqueline Meppiel
Editor
Luc Andrieux
Assistant Director
Carlo Ponti
Producer

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Cast

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Irène Tunc
Christine Sangredin
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Nicole Mirel
Sabine Levy
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Edith Loria
Danielle Holdenberg
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Simone Vannier
Une secrétaire
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Lucienne Marchand
Une secrétaire
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Nelly Pitorre
Une secrétaire
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Ernest Varial
Le directeur
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Chantal Gozzi
France (younger)
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Patricia Gozzi
France (oldest)
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Marielle Gozzi
France France (older)
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Cédric Grant
American soldier
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George Lambert
American soldier
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Howard Vernon
The colonel
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Volker Schlöndorff
Un soldat allemand (uncredited)