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.
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Pierre Fresnay
Maurice Morand
Léo Joannon
Director
Léo Joannon
Screenplay
Denys de La Patellière
Screenplay
Roland Laudenbach
Screenplay
Alain Poiré
Producer
Jean Le Duc
Producer
Roger Ribadeau-Dumas
Producer
Nikolai Toporkoff
Director of Photography
Jean-Jacques Grünenwald
Original Music Composer
Monique Isnardon
Editor
Robert Isnardon
Editor
Paul-Louis Boutié
Production Design
