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Léon Morin, Priest

70 %|Sep 22, 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
Volker Schlöndorff
Assistant Director
Béatrix Beck
Novel
Jacqueline Meppiel
Editor
Bertrand Tavernier
Assistant Director
Jacqueline Parey
Assistant Director
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Jean-Pierre Melville
Writer

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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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Nelly Pitorre
Secretary
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Chantal Gozzi
Young France
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Patricia Gozzi
Old France
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Marielle Gozzi
Adult France
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Cédric Grant
American Soldier
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George Lambert
American Soldier
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Volker Schlöndorff
German Soldier (uncredited)
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Claude Achard
(uncredited)
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Adeline Aucoc
Old Lady (uncredited)
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Maurice Auzel
Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)
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André Badin
(uncredited)
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Madeleine Ganne
Betty (uncredited)
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Louis Saintève
Man (uncredited)