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

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directed by

Maurice Cloche Maurice Cloche (17 June 1907, in Commercy, Meuse (department), Meuse – 20 March 1990, in Bordeaux, France) was a French people, French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film ''Monsieur V ...

and starring Yves Massard, Marie-France Planeze and René Blancard. It was shot in

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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 * René Blancard 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 65-year film career, which began in 1923, 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 * Jean Lanier *

Darling Légitimus Mathilda Marie Berthilde Paruta (21 November 1907 – 7 December 1999), better known by her stage name Darling Légitimus, was a French actress. In 1983, she received the Volpi Cup for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Sugar Cane Al ...

* Roger Monteaux * 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