The Puritan

1h 25min

Drama

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.

Cast

Pierre Fresnay

Pierre Fresnay

Le commissaire Lavan
Jean-Louis Barrault

Jean-Louis Barrault

Francis Ferriter
Louis-Jacques Boucot

Louis-Jacques Boucot

Monsieur Kelly
Mady Berry

Mady Berry

Madame Kelly
Alexandre Rignault

Alexandre Rignault

Le docteur O'Leary
Ludmilla Pitoëff

Ludmilla Pitoëff

La tante de Thérésa
Alla Donell

Alla Donell

Thérésa Burke
Pedro Elviro

Pedro Elviro

Un agent de la Sûreté
Marthe Mellot

Marthe Mellot

Madame Ferriter
Geneviève Sorya

Geneviève Sorya

La gourgandine

Release date

13th Jan 1938

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français