Le Défroqué
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除名者
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Le défroque
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脫下僧袍的人
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El renegado (película)
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Der Abtrünnige
director:
Léo Joannon
playwright:
Léo Joannon
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Roland Laudenbach
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Denys de La Patellière
actor:
Pierre Fresnay
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Pierre Trabaud
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Nicole Stéphane
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Marcelle Géniat
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Jacques Fabbri
…
genre:
Drama
region:
France
language:
French
length: 1h 47m
release date: 1954-02-26
IMDb: tt0144183
Le Défroqué
overview
Pierre Fresnay plays the title character in Le Defroque (The Defrocked One). Cast out by his church, former priest Maurice (Fresnay) delights in mocking the traditions and credos of Catholicism. Even so, young Gerard (Pierre Trabaud) becomes convinced that Maurice has never truly lost his calling. Becoming a priest himself, Gerard devotes his life to bringing Maurice back into the fold. Things don't turn out quite as Gerard hopes, however; he has not reckoned with the possibility that Maurice may have been driven into insanity by his raging self-hatred.