Summary
Le Puritain is a French crime film first released in 1938,
directed by Jeff Musso.
The film is based on a novel by Liam O’Flaherty and stars Jean-Louis Barrault, Pierre Fresnay, Viviane Romance, Alla Donell and Ludmilla Pitoëff.
It has also been released under the title: The Puritan.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Jeff Musso
- Script: Jeff Musso, Liam O’Flaherty (novel)
- Photo: Curt Courant
- Cast: Jean-Louis Barrault (Francis Ferriter), Pierre Fresnay (Le commissaire Lavan), Viviane Romance (Molly), Alla Donell (Thérésa Burke), Ludmilla Pitoëff (La tante de Thérésa), Fréhel, Geneviève Sorya (La gourgandine), Louis-Jacques Boucot (M. Kelly), Marthe Mellot (Mme Ferriter), Pedro Elviro (Un agent de la Sûreté), Marcel Delaître (Le prêtre), Edmond Van Daële, Mady Berry (Mme Kelly), Alexandre Rignault (Le docteur O’Leary), Georges Flamant (Callaghan), Jean Tissier
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 85 min; B&W
- Aka: The Puritan
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