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God Needs Men( 1950)

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Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Pierre Fresnay

      Thomas Gourvennec

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      Madeleine Robinson

      Jeanne Gourvennec

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      Daniel Gélin

      Joseph Le Berre

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      Andrée Clément

      Scholastique Kerneis

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      Jean Brochard

      Abbot Kerhervé

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      Sylvie

      Coise Karbacen

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      Antoine Balpêtré

      Father Gourvennec

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      Germaine Kerjean

      Mrs. Kermeis

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      Daniel Ivernel

      François Guillen

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      Jean-Pierre Mocky

      Pierre

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      Jean d'Yd

      Corentin Gourvennec

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      Raphaël Patorni

      Jules

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      Marcel Delaître

      Monsieur Kerneis

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      Fernand René

      Yves Lannuzel

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      Albert Michel

      Le Bail

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      René Génin

      Yvon's father

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      Jean Carmet

      Yvon

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      Jérôme Goulven

      Brigadier

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      Cécyl Marcyl

      Old woman

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      Charles Bouillaud

      Gendarme

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      Jean Favre-Bertin

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      Pierre Moncorbier

      Fisherman

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      Lucienne Bogaert

      Anaïs Le Berre

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      Marcelle Géniat

      Mother Gourvennec

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      Louise Andrès

      (uncredited)

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      Georges Cerf

      (uncredited)

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      Jeanne Herviale

      (uncredited)

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      Pierre Latour

      (uncredited)

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      Serge Lecointe

      (uncredited)

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      Christian Martaguet

      (uncredited)

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      Henri Maïk

      (uncredited)

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      Pierre Salas

      (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Feb 08 2024
    There's something grittily authentic about this story of life on a remote Breton island in the nineteenth century. We start with an establishing aerial shot that illustrates just how cut off this place was. A rather large hamlet on what is little more than a spit of land, surrounded by the sea. The society is hierarchical, but not in any way civilisation would willingly acknowledge. Indeed there's no longer even a priest as the church has given up on this nest of evil and depravity. That is until the strong-willed "Gourvennec" (Pierre Fresnay) determines to wrest their souls from the grip of th...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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