Film

The Puritan

1938 · 1h 25m · Drama

IMDb

6.4

A religious fanatic finds his entire life and philosophy turned upside-down as he falls in love with a girl and kills her in a jealous rage. His search is for peace of mind and a desire to justify the murder of the girl to himself. His mind becomes distraught as he gropes trying to rationalize his deed and his world falls apart around him. A police inspector patiently and tirelessly stays on Barrault's trail, without putting him under arrest, though convinced he is the murderer, and waiting for the moment when he feels Barrault will break under the strain of his own religious fanaticism.

Pierre Fresnay

Le commissaire Lavan

Jean-Louis Barrault

Francis Ferriter

Viviane Romance

Molly

Louis-Jacques Boucot

Monsieur Kelly

Mady Berry

Madame Kelly

Alexandre Rignault

Le docteur O'Leary

Ludmilla Pitoëff

La tante de Thérésa

Alla Donell

Thérésa Burke

Georges Flamant

Callaghan

Pedro Elviro

Un agent de la Sûreté

Charblay

Jean Tissier

Léon Bary

Pierre Labry

Marcel Delaître

Le prêtre

Marthe Mellot

Madame Ferriter

• Jeff MussoWriter · Director · Producer
• Louis PostifWriter
• Liam O'FlahertyWriter
• Jeannine DelpechWriter
• Curt CourantDirector of Photography
• Charles BauerDirector of Photography
• Émilienne NelissenEditor

Release date

January 13, 1938

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Drama