The Unfrocked One
1954, French. Directed by Léo Joannon.
Pierre Fresnay plays the title character in Le Defroque (The Defrocked One). Cast out by his church, former priest Maurice (Fresnay) delights in mocking the traditions and credos of Catholicism. Even so, young Gerard (Pierre Trabaud) becomes convinced that Maurice has never truly lost his calling. Becoming a priest himself, Gerard devotes his life to bringing Maurice back into the fold. Things don't turn out quite as Gerard hopes, however; he has not reckoned with the possibility that Maurice may have been driven into insanity by his raging self-hatred.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 26 February 1954
- Original title
- Le Défroqué
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Roland Laudenbach, Léo Joannon, Denys de La Patellière
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The Unfrocked One runs 107 minutes (1h 47m).
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The Unfrocked One isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 February 1954. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Unfrocked One?
The Unfrocked One (1954) was directed by Léo Joannon and stars Pierre Fresnay, Pierre Trabaud, Nicole Stéphane.