God Needs Men

Plot

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.

  • Jean Delannoy

    Director

  • Jean Aurenche

    Screenplay

  • Pierre Bost

    Screenplay

  • Henri Queffélec

    Novel

  • Robert Lefebvre

    Director of Photography

  • Pierre Fresnay

    Thomas Gourvennec

  • Madeleine Robinson

    Jeanne Gourvennec

  • Daniel Gélin

    Joseph Le Berre

  • Andrée Clément

    Scholastique Kerneis

  • Jean Brochard

    L'abbé Kerhervé

  • Sylvie

    Coise Karbacen

  • Antoine Balpêtré

    Le père Gourvennec

  • Germaine Kerjean

    Mme Kermeis

  • Daniel Ivernel

    François Guillen

  • Jean-Pierre Mocky

    Pierre

  • Jean d'Yd

    Corentin Gourvennec

  • Raphaël Patorni

    Jules

  • Marcel Delaître

    Monsieur Kerneis

  • Fernand René

    Yves Lannuzel

  • Albert Michel

    Le Bail

  • René Génin

    Le père d'Yvon

  • Jean Carmet

    Yvon

  • Jérôme Goulven

    Le brigadier

  • Cécyl Marcyl

    La vieille

  • Charles Bouillaud

    Le gendarme

  • Jean Favre-Bertin

  • Pierre Moncorbier

    Un pêcheur

  • Lucienne Bogaert

    Anaïs Le Berre

  • Marcelle Géniat

    La mère Gourvennec

  • Louise Andrès

    (uncredited)

  • Georges Cerf

    (uncredited)

  • Jeanne Herviale

    (uncredited)

  • Pierre Latour

    (uncredited)

  • Serge Lecointe

    (uncredited)

  • Christian Martaguet

    (uncredited)

  • Henri Maïk

    (uncredited)

  • Pierre Salas

    (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    100 minutes

    Released

    1950-10-03

    Languages

    Français

    Countries

    France

    Studios

    Transcontinental Films

    Sound

  • René Cloërec

    Original Music Composer

  • Updated

    20 days ago

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