Comedy ·Drama · France · 1968 · 1h 48m

Franciscan of Bourges

Le Franciscain de Bourges

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Director
Claude Autant-Lara
Cast
Hardy Krüger as Alfred Stanke Jean Desailly as Monsieur Toledano Christian Barbier as Abbot Barret Reinhard Kolldehoff as Basedow Béatrix Dussane as Elegant lady Jean-Pierre Dorat as Marc Toledano
Crew
Michel Kelber — Director of Photography Madeleine Gug — Editor Antoine Duhamel — Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche — Writer Pierre Bost — Writer
Synopsis

Albert is a Franciscan monk and a medical orderly at a monastery in France. Although he is German, the kindly monk helps hide French resistance members. Albert tries to maintain the delicate balance between the warring factions by helping out the afflicted and not getting involved in political ideology.

Key Collaborators
Claude Autant-Lara Director Michel Kelber Director of Photography Madeleine Gug Editor Antoine Duhamel Original Music Composer Jean Aurenche Writer Pierre Bost Writer
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