About this release
Dans un camp de prisonniers de guerre, l’attitude d’un défroqué, Maurice Morand, a affermi la vocation sacerdotale de Gérard qui, à la consternation de sa famille et de sa fiancée, entre au séminaire. Ordonné prêtre, il exhorte Maurice à revenir au sein de l’église mais celui-ci s’y refuse.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Unfrocked One (1954)
107 min
Drama
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.
Credits
Director
Léo Joannon
Writer
Roland Laudenbach
Léo Joannon
Denys de La Patellière
Cast
Pierre Fresnayas Maurice Morand
Pierre Trabaudas Gérard Lacassagne
Nicole Stéphaneas Catherine Grandpré
Marcelle Géniatas Mme Morand
Jacques Fabbrias L'ordonnance
Abel Jacquinas Le père supérieur
Georges Lannesas Le colonel
Renaud Maryas L'antiquaire
Guy Decombleas Le père Mascle
René Havardas Un officier
Cinematographer
Nikolai Toporkoff
Composer
Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
Editor
Robert Isnardon
Monique Isnardon
Producer
Alain Poiré
Jean Le Duc
Roger Ribadeau-Dumas
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 27, 2026