''The Unfrocked One'' (french: Le Défroqué) is a 1954 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Léo Joannon Léo Joannon (21 August 1904 – 28 March 1969) was a French writer and film director. Born in Aix-en-Provence, Joannon was originally a law student who became a novelist and journalist before entering the film industry in the 1920s as a camerama ...

. At the

4th Berlin International Film Festival The 4th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 18 to 29 June 1954. This year's festival did not give any official jury prizes, instead awards were given by audience voting. This continued until the FIAPF granted Berlin "A-Status ...

it won the Bronze Berlin Bear award.

Cast

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

as Maurice Morand * Pierre Trabaud as Gérard Lacassagne * Nicole Stéphane as Catherine Grandpré *

Marcelle Géniat Marcelle Géniat (1881-1959) was a French film actress.Goble p. 121 She was born Eugénie Pauline Martin in St. Petersburg, Russia, to French parents. Partial filmography * ''Le retour du passé'' (1916) * ''L'imprévu'' (1917) - Hélène Rav ...

as Mme. Morand *

Jacques Fabbri Jacques Fabbri (4 July 1925 – 24 December 1997) was a French actor. He began his acting career in 1949, and acted in about 50 films. Selected filmography * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) - Bernard * ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950) - Le duc ...

as L'ordonnance * Abel Jacquin as Le père supérieur *

Georges Lannes Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50 Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * '' ...

as Le colonel *

Renaud Mary Renaud Mary (31 July 1918 – 5 May 1977) was a French stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern ...

as L'antiquaire * Guy Decomble as Le père Mascle *

René Havard René Havard (20 December 1923 – 7 December 1987) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1946 and 1985. He was born and died in Paris, France. Selected filmography * ''That's Not the Way to Die'' (1946) - L'assistant * ...

as Un officier * Christian Lude as Le chanoine Jusseaume *

as Le chanoine Jousseaume * Olivier Darrieux as Edoard * Sylvie Février as La soeur de Gérard *

René Blancard René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) - Bras-Rouge * ''Montmartre'' (1925) - Frédéric Charanç ...

as M. Lacassagne

References

External links

* 1954 films 1950s French-language films 1954 drama films Films directed by Léo Joannon French black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Roland Laudenbach French drama films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub