The Puritan (1938)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 13, 1938Release Date
The Puritan (1938)
1h 25m
Running Time
January 13, 1938Release Date
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Plot.
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 (IMDb).
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Fresnay
Le commissaire Lavan
Jean-Louis Barrault
Francis Ferriter
Viviane Romance
Molly
Mady Berry
Madame Kelly
Louis-Jacques Boucot
Monsieur Kelly
Alexandre Rignault
Le docteur O'Leary
Jeff Musso
Director
Ludmilla Pitoëff
La tante de Thérésa
Liam O'Flaherty
Writer
Alla Donell
Thérésa Burke
Jeannine Delpech
Writer
Louis Postif
Writer
Georges Flamant
Callaghan
Jacques Belasco
Composer
Pedro Elviro
Un agent de la Sûreté
Charles Bauer
Cinematographer
Details.
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Wiki.
The Puritan (French: Le puritain) is a 1938 French crime film directed by Jeff Musso and starring Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Louis Barrault and Viviane Romance.The film's art direction was by Henri Ménessier and Serge Piménoff.