''A Missionary'' (French: ''Un missionnaire'') is a 1955 French

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directed by

Maurice Cloche Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, Commercy, Meuse – 23 March 1990, Bordeaux, France) was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film ''Monsieur Vincent'' (1947) he won a 1948 Special Acad ...

and starring Yves Massard,

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and

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 ...

. It was shot in Guinea and

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.Crisp p.157 The film is in

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Cast

* Yves Massard as Père Jean Maurel * Marie-France Planèze as Geneviève *

as Rouhaut * Albert Préjean as Brother Timothée * Jacques Berthier as Père Duval *

Charles Vanel Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock ...

as Père Gauthier * Habib Benglia * Anthony Carretier * Claude Cerval *

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* Darling Légitimus *

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* Johnny Rieu * Roger Saget

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015.

External links

* 1955 films French drama films 1955 drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Maurice Cloche Films scored by Michel Michelet 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub