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Léon Morin, Priest

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. 

1961 |1h 57m |  Drama, Romance

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Cast

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Jean-Paul Belmondo

Léon Morin

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Emmanuelle Riva

Barny

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Irène Tunc

Christine Sangredin

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Nicole Mirel

Sabine Levy

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Gisèle Grimm

Lucienne

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Marco Behar

Edelman

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Marc Eyraud

Anton

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Monique Hennessy

Arlette

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Edith Loria

Danielle Holdenberg

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Chantal Gozzi

Young France

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Patricia Gozzi

Old France

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Gérard Buhr

Gunther

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Howard Vernon

The Colonel

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Maurice Auzel

Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)

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André Badin

(uncredited)

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Status

Released

Language

German, French, English

Budget

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