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léon morin, priest (1961)

Original title: léon morin, prêtre
Production: France, Italy|117 min| black and white
Dramatic, Psychological, Romantic
Poster of movie léon morin, priest
set during occupied france, a faithless woman finds herself falling in love with a young priest.

Festivals and awards

Venezia Festival 1961 - logo Venezia Festival Award of the City of Venice
Bafta 1963 - nomination Best Foreign Actor
Assigned to: Jean-Paul Belmondo

Origin of the subject

dal libro: léon morin, prêtre (1952, Beatrix Beck)

Direction

Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville: regista
Volker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff: assistente alla regia

Production and Screenplay

Carlo PontiCarlo Ponti: produttore
Georges Debeauregard: produttore
Jean-Pierre MelvilleJean-Pierre Melville: sceneggiatore

Interpreters and Characters

Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul Belmondo(età:28)
(Leon Morin, prete)
Jean-Paul BelmondoJean-Paul Belmondo(età:28)
(léon morin)
Emmanuelle RivaEmmanuelle Riva(età:34)
(Barny, vedova ebrea)
Emmanuelle RivaEmmanuelle Riva(età:34)
(barny)
Irène TuncIrène Tunc(età:26)
(christine sangredin)
Nicole Mirel
(sabine levy)
Gisèle GrimmGisèle Grimm(età:32)
(Lucienne)
Marco Behar
(edelman)
Monique Bertho
(Marion)
Volker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff(età:22)
(sentinella tedesca)
Monique Hennessy
(Arlette)
Edith Loria
(Danielle)
Volker SchlöndorffVolker Schlöndorff(età:22)
(sentinella armata)
Gerard BuhrGerard Buhr(età:33)
(Gunther)
Howard VernonHoward Vernon(età:47)
(il colonnello)
Irene Tunc
Carlo PontiCarlo Ponti(età:51)
Patricia GozziPatricia Gozzi(età:11)
Marielle Gozzi
Maurice Auzel(età:29)
Marc EyraudMarc Eyraud(età:37)
Chantal Gozzi
Louis Saintève
Lucienne Marchand
Ernest Varial
Madeleine Ganne
Adeline Aucoc
André BadinAndré Badin(età:29)
George Lambert
Simone Vannier(età:34)
Claude Achard

Technical staff

Nadine TrintignantNadine Trintignant: montatore
Martial Solal: musiche
Christine Fornelli: truccatore
Daniel Guéret: scenografo
Marie-josèphe Yoyotte: montatore
Henri DecaëHenri Decaë: direttore della fotografia
Agnès Guillemot: montatore
Jacqueline Meppiel: montatore