God Needs Men (1950)
October 3, 1950Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Pierre Fresnay
Thomas Gourvennec
Madeleine Robinson
Jeanne Gourvennec
Daniel Gélin
Joseph Le Berre
Andrée Clément
Scholastique Kerneis
Jean Brochard
L'abbé Kerhervé
Sylvie
Coise Karbacen
Antoine Balpêtré
Le père Gourvennec
Germaine Kerjean
Mme Kermeis
Daniel Ivernel
François Guillen
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Pierre
Jean d'Yd
Corentin Gourvennec
Raphaël Patorni
Jules
Marcel Delaître
Monsieur Kerneis
Fernand René
Yves Lannuzel
Albert Michel
Le Bail
René Génin
Le père d'Yvon
Paul Graetz
Producer
Jean Carmet
Yvon
Jérôme Goulven
Le brigadier
Cécyl Marcyl
La vieille
James Cuenet
Editor
Charles Bouillaud
Le gendarme
René Renoux
ProductionDesigner
Pierre Moncorbier
Un pêcheur
Lucienne Bogaert
Anaïs Le Berre
Marcelle Géniat
La mère Gourvennec
Louise Andrès
(uncredited)
Georges Cerf
(uncredited)
Jeanne Herviale
(uncredited)
Pierre Latour
(uncredited)
Serge Lecointe
(uncredited)
Christian Martaguet
(uncredited)
Details.
Release DateOctober 3, 1950
Original NameDieu a besoin des hommes
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
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God Needs Men (French: Dieu a besoin des hommes) is a 1950 French historical drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robinson and Daniel Gélin. The film is based on a 1944 novel Un recteur de l'Île de Sein by Henri Queffelec. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place on the Île de Sein off Finistère in Brittany. The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux.
It was originally due to be the French entry at the 1950 Venice Film Festival but it was withdrawn due to fears that its subject might offend the Catholic Church. However, due to its popularity, including amongst Catholics, it was accepted for screening at the Festival anyway. At the 1951 Berlin Film Festival it won the Special Prize for an Excellent Film Achievement.