The Dialogue of the Carmelites

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

as Mother Marie of the Incarnation

Alida Valli

as Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin

Madeleine Renaud

as First prioress

Pascale Audret

as Blanche de la Force

Pierre Brasseur

as Commissioner of the Republic

Georges Wilson

as Chaplain of Carmel

Anne Doat

as Marie-Geneviève Meunier

Claude Laydu

as Knight of Force

Jean-Louis Barrault

as Mime

Pierre Bertin

as Marquis of Force

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