Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

Léon Morin, Priest (1961)

1961-09-22 France, Italy 117 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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 is Léon Morin
Irène Tunc is Christine Sangredin
Christine Sangredin
Nicole Mirel is Sabine Levy
Sabine Levy
Gisèle Grimm is Lucienne
Marco Behar is Edelman
Edith Loria is Danielle Holdenberg
Danielle Holdenberg
Simone Vannier is Secretary