Movie Drama
The inhabitants of the windswept island of Sein, in the nineteenth century, in Brittany follow their own religion without need for clergy, but as strangers arrive, their faith and beliefs face a deep crisis.
France France
Pierre Fresnay Madeleine Robinson Daniel Gélin Andrée Clément Jean Brochard Sylvie Antoine Balpêtré Germaine Kerjean Daniel Ivernel Jean-Pierre Mocky Jean d'Yd Raphaël Patorni Marcel Delaître Fernand René Albert Michel René Génin Jean Carmet Jérôme Goulven Cécyl Marcyl Charles Bouillaud Jean Favre-Bertin Pierre Moncorbier Lucienne Bogaert Marcelle Géniat Louise Andrès Georges Cerf Jeanne Herviale Pierre Latour Serge Lecointe Christian Martaguet Henri Maïk Pierre Salas
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