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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Trabaud, Nicole Stéphane, Marcelle Géniat, Jacques Fabbri, Abel Jacquin
Crew: Léo Joannon (Director), Roland Laudenbach (Screenplay), Léo Joannon (Screenplay), Denys de La Patellière (Screenplay), Nikolai Toporkoff (Director of Photography), Alain Poiré (Producer)
Country: France
Language: Français
Studio: Société Française de Cinématographie (SFC), Gaumont
Runtime: 107 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 26, 1954
IMDb: 6.8
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