The Puritan
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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.
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Pierre Fresnay
Le commissaire Lavan
Known for
Le Corbeau
Grand Illusion
Jean-Louis Barrault
Francis Ferriter
Known for
Children of Paradise
That Night of Varennes
Liam O'Flaherty
Jeff Musso
Antoine Archimbaud
Viviane Romance
Molly
Known for
Any Number Can Win
Panique
Curt Courant
Louis-Jacques Boucot
Monsieur Kelly
Also in
The Terror of Batignolles
Mrs. Pussy Loves Animals
Henri Ménessier
Mady Berry
Madame Kelly
Known for
Daybreak
Serge Piménoff
Alexandre Rignault
Le docteur O'Leary
Known for
Eyes Without a Face
The Return of Don Camillo
Jeff Musso Director · Liam O'Flaherty Writer Jeannine Delpech Writer
First release January 13, 1938 · Produced in France · Original title Le Puritain
Production
France
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Original title
Le Puritain
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · January 13, 1938
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
February 6, 1939
Finland
April 7, 1940
Hungary
January 23, 1948
Sweden
February 10, 1939
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