God needs men ⚜ Jean Delannoy / Full movie

Full film directed by Jean Delannoy: God needs men (based on the novel by Henri Queffélec: A rector of the island of Sein.
Music sung by the Choir of Locronan.
Synopsis: In 1850, on the island of Sein, the inhabitants, pushed by misery and hunger, are transformed into looters of wrecks. Frightened by these practices, the priest of the island returns to the continent. Thomas Gourvennec, fisherman and sexton, then takes his place...
Distribution :
Pierre Fresnay: Thomas Gourvennec
Madeleine Robinson: Jeanne Gourvennec
Daniel Gelin: Joseph Le Berre
Daniel Ivernel: Francois Guiller
Andrée Clément: Scholastique Kerneis
Lucienne Bogaert as Anais Le Berre
Sylvie: the Karabassen (popular Breton term designating the “priest’s maid”)
Marcelle Geniat: Mother Gourvennec
Germaine Kerjean: Mrs. Kerneis
Cécyl Marcyl: the old woman
Charles Bouillaud: a policeman
Antoine Balpêtré: Father Gourvennec
Jean Brochard: Father Kerhervé, rector of Lescoff
Jean Carmet: Yvon
Gerard Darrieu
Marcel Delaître: Mr. Kerneis
René Genin: Yves Lannuzel
Jérôme Goulven: the brigadier
Jeanne Herviale
Pierre Latour
Serge Lecointe
Christian Martaguet
Albert Michel: The Lease
Jean-Pierre Mocky: Pierre
Pierre Moncorbier: a fisherman
Raphael Patorni as Jules
Fernand Rene: Yves Lannuzel
Jean d'Yd: Corentin Gourvennec
Louise Andres
Jean Favre Bertin
George Cerf
Pierre Salas
Henri Maik
Technical sheet :
Directed by: Jean Delannoy
Assistant director: Pierre Zimmer
Screenplay, adaptation and dialogues: Jean Aurenche and Pierre Bost
Script-girl: Claude Vériat
Music: René Cloerec
Set design: René Renoux
Costumes: Marcel Escoffier
Photography: Robert Lefebvre
Cameraman: Leon Bellet
Operator assistant: André Domage
Still photographer: Roger Forster
Sound: Jacques Carrère
Editing: James Cuenet
Folklore Technical Advisor: Herry Caouissin
Production manager: Louis Wipf
Producer: Paul Graetz
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