The Puritan
1938, French. Directed by Jeff Musso.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jeff MussoDirector
- Pierre FresnayLe commissaire Lavan
- Jean-Louis BarraultFrancis Ferriter
- Viviane RomanceMolly
- Louis-Jacques BoucotMonsieur Kelly
- Mady BerryMadame Kelly
- Alexandre RignaultLe docteur O'Leary
- Ludmilla PitoëffLa tante de Thérésa
- Alla DonellThérésa Burke
- Georges FlamantCallaghan
- Pedro ElviroUn agent de la Sûreté
- CharblayCast
- Jean TissierCast
Details
- Released
- 13 January 1938
- Original title
- Le Puritain
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Liam O'Flaherty, Jeannine Delpech, Louis Postif
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The Puritan runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Puritan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 January 1938. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Puritan, try The Young One, The Truth About Emanuel, Pasha.
Who directed The Puritan?
The Puritan (1938) was directed by Jeff Musso and stars Pierre Fresnay, Jean-Louis Barrault, Viviane Romance.