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.
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Leon MorinEmmanuelle Riva
BarnyIrène Tunc
Christine SangredinNicole Mirel
Sabine LevyGisèle Grimm
LucienneMarc Eyraud
AntonMonique Hennessy
ArlettePatricia Gozzi
France (oldest)Gérard Buhr
GuntherHoward Vernon
The colonelVolker Schlöndorff
Un soldat allemand (uncredited)Images
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Léon Morin, prêtre AKA Leon Morin, Priest (1961)
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