The Chaplain of San Lorenzo

Verona in the 1950s. Don Stefano, the chaplain of San Lorenzo, was once a passionate race car driver and tennis player. Deeply affected by his wartime experiences, he decided to become a priest. He has given up racing, but now and then he still plays a game of tennis, preferably with the wealthy art dealer Catani, whose family he is friends with and in whose home he is a frequent guest. His connections to the Catanis have also enabled Don Stefano to place his protégé, Gilda, a young girl in need, with them as a housekeeper. However, Signora Catani gradually becomes suspicious of the fact that Gilda wears a new yellow rose on her dress every day. She believes the girl receives the flowers from her husband; that he is her secret lover. This leads not only to a heated argument between the couple but also to a confrontation between the lady of the house and the maid.

Willy Birgel

Catani

Dieter Borsche

Don Stefano

Gertrud Kückelmann

Gilda

Ilse Steppat

Isabella Catani

Margarete Haagen

Constanza

Charles Regnier

Kriminalkommissar Morro

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Staatsanwalt

Harald Mannl

Dr.Bracca

Walter Janssen

Gerichtsvorsitzender

Hans Pössenbacher

Como

Grete Reinwald

Tami

• Gustav UcickyDirector
• Kurt E. WalterWriter · Producer
• Georg BruckbauerDirector of Photography
• Hans-Otto BorgmannOriginal Music Composer
• Walter FredersdorfEditor

Release date

February 26, 1953

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama