The Unfrocked One

The Unfrocked One (1954)

Drama

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.

Director: Léo Joannon
Writers: Léo Joannon, Roland Laudenbach, Denys de La Patellière.

Casts

	Pierre Fresnay as Maurice Morand
	Pierre Trabaud as Gérard Lacassagne
	Nicole Stéphane as Catherine Grandpré
	Marcelle Géniat as Mme Morand
	Jacques Fabbri as L'ordonnance
	Abel Jacquin as Le père supérieur
	Georges Lannes as Le colonel
	Renaud Mary as L'antiquaire
	Guy Decomble as Le père Mascle
	René Havard as Un officier

Crew