The Unfrocked One (1954)
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.
Cast
Pierre Fresnay
Maurice Morand
Pierre Trabaud
Gérard Lacassagne
Nicole Stéphane
Catherine Grandpré
Marcelle Géniat
Mme Morand
Jacques Fabbri
L'ordonnance
Georges Lannes
Le colonel
Renaud Mary
L'antiquaire
Guy Decomble
Le père Mascle
René Havard
Un officier
