The Unfrocked One

Synopsis

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

Pierre Fresnay

Maurice Morand

Pierre Trabaud

Gérard Lacassagne

Nicole Stéphane

Catherine Grandpré

Marcelle Géniat

Mme Morand

Jacques Fabbri

L'ordonnance

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Abel Jacquin

Le père supérieur

Georges Lannes

Le colonel

Renaud Mary

L'antiquaire

Guy Decomble

Le père Mascle

René Havard

Un officier

Crew

Art

• Paul-Louis Boutié Production Design

Camera

• Nikolai Toporkoff Director of Photography

Directing

• Léo Joannon Director

Editing

• Robert Isnardon Editor
• Monique Isnardon Editor

Production

• Roger Ribadeau-Dumas Producer
• Alain Poiré Producer
• Jean Le Duc Producer
• Roger de Broin Production Manager

Sound

• Jean-Jacques Grünenwald Original Music Composer

Writing

• Léo Joannon Screenplay
• Roland Laudenbach Screenplay
• Denys de La Patellière Screenplay