The Dialogue of the Carmelites

1h 52m

Drama History

7.1

This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion.

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Mother Marie of the Incarnation

Alida Valli

Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin

Madeleine Renaud

First prioress

Pascale Audret

Blanche de la Force

Pierre Brasseur

Commissioner of the Republic

Georges Wilson

Chaplain of Carmel

Anne Doat

Marie-Geneviève Meunier

Claude Laydu

Knight of Force

Jean-Louis Barrault

Mime

Pierre Bertin

Marquis of Force

Judith Magre

Rose Ducor

Simone Angèle

Sister Agnès

Pascale de Boysson

Sister Cécile

Jacqueline Dane

Sister Gabrielle

Paula Dehelly

Sister Catherine

Hélène Dieudonné

Sister Jeanne of the Divine Childhood

Yvette Etiévant

Sister Lucy, extern sister

Anouk Ferjac

Sister Gabrielle

Sophie Grimaldi

Sister Anne de Jésus

Lydia Leister

Soeur Gertrude

Margo Lion

Sister Saint-Louis

Nicole Polack

Sister Charlotte

Hélène Vallier

Sister Agathe

Lucien Arnaud

Coachman

Camille Guérini

Doctor Javeline, Carmel doctor

Renaud Mary

Fouquier-Tinville

Lucien Raimbourg

Deputy commissioner

Albert Rémy

Sans-culotte

Daniel Ceccaldi

Officer

Gérard Darrieu

Member of the court

Franca Bettoia

Carmelite nun (uncredited)

Pascal Mazzotti

(uncredited)

Claire Olivier

Carmelite nun (uncredited)

Julien Verdier

(uncredited)

Dominique Zardi

(uncredited)

Crew

Raymond Leopold Bruckberger

Director, Screenplay

Philippe Agostini

Director, Screenplay

Gertrud von Le Fort

Story

Gilbert Natot

Editor

André Bac

Director of Photography

Anne-Marie Marchand

Costume Design

Jean Françaix

Original Music Composer

Georges Bernanos

Dialogue

Albert Volper

Set Decoration