France / Italy,
1961, 130 min
Directed by:
Jean-Pierre MelvilleCinematography:
Henri DecaëComposer:
Martial SolalCast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Howard Vernon, Nicole Mirel, Marc Eyraud, Gérard Buhr, André Badin, Monique Hennessy, Patricia Gozzi (more)Plots(1)
A widow who believes in communism but not God, decides to visit a church. Once inside she picks on a priest but the two soon become friends. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Jean-Paul Belmondo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886225_57cea4.jpg)
Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Emmanuelle Riva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/020/164020350_022249.jpg)
Emmanuelle Riva
France
Best movies:
Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Hiroshima, My Love (1959)
Les Risques du métier (1967)
![Irène Tunc](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/434/434697_2cff97.jpg)
Irène Tunc
France
Best movies:
The Last Adventure (1967)
Live for Life (1967)
Two English Girls (1971)
![Howard Vernon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456045_9e7708.jpg)
Howard Vernon
Switzerland
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Nicole Mirel
France
Best movies:
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
The Green Mare (1959)
![Marc Eyraud](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/022/809/22809444_8f71a9.jpg)
Marc Eyraud
France
Best movies:
Les Misérables (1958)
The Confession (1970)
Belle de Jour (1967)
![Gérard Buhr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567871_576a85.jpg)
Gérard Buhr
France
Best movies:
The Knight of the Night (1954)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Love and Death (1975)
![André Badin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567942_d5f9c4.jpg)
André Badin
France
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The Troops of St. Tropez (1964)
Fantomas (1964)
The Big Store (1973)
![Monique Hennessy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812685_85cac5.jpg)
Monique Hennessy
Best movies:
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Two Men in Manhattan (1959)
The Finger Man (1962)
Patricia Gozzi
France
Best movies:
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Rapture (1965)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Gisèle Grimm
Best movies:
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976)
Lucky Luke: Ballad of the Daltons (1978)
Un drôle de dimanche (1958)
Marco Behar
Best movies:
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
Louis Saintève
Best movies:
Forbidden Games (1952)
Inspector Maigret (1958)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
Edith Loria
Best movies:
To Die of Love (1971)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
![Maurice Auzel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400477_80f3e7.jpg)
Maurice Auzel
France
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Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
![Volker Schlöndorff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269724_c091d1.jpg)
Volker Schlöndorff
German Empire
Best movies:
Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (1970)
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)
The Finger Man (1962)
Chantal Gozzi
Best movies:
The Country I Come From (1956)
Gervaise (1956)
The Crucible (1957)