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My Priest Among the Rich
1952 1h 38m FR
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
DramaComedy
Synopsis
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Discharged, catholic priest Pellegrin is back to his cure of Sableuse .But the castle has been sold to Nouveaux Riches,the Cousinet ,whereas the former owners ,Monsieur De Sableuse and his son,have settled in the outhouse.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Yves Deniaud
L'abbé Pellegrin
Lysiane Rey
Lisette Cousinet
Robert Arnoux
Cousinet
Raymond Bussières
La Goupille
Jean Debucourt
Monseigneur Sibué
Georges Tabet
Le Docteur
Nora Costes
Marianne
Jean Danet
Le Vicomte Pierre de Sableuse
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Henri Diamant-Berger
- Writers
- Jean-Pierre Feydeau, André Hornez
- Languages
- French
- Countries
- France
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The take
Henri Diamant-Berger directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Yves Deniaud and Lysiane Rey and Robert Arnoux carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0158802 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Henri Diamant-Berger
Production companies
Who made it
- CO
Compagnie Commerciale Française Cinématographique (CCFC)
Key crew
- Assistant DirectorPierre Gautherin
- NovelClément Vautel
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1952-09-25
