The Call
1936, French. Directed by Léon Poirier.
The story of Charles de Foucauld, born September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France) and died December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset in Algeria during the French colonial period, was a cavalry officer of the French army who became an explorer and geographer, then Catholic religious, priest, linguist and hermit in the Hoggar desert in Algeria.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Léon PoirierDirector
- Jean YonnelCharles de Foucauld
- Pierre de GuingandLaperrine
- Jacqueline FrancellMademoiselle X
- Alice TissotLa femme du notaire
- Suzanne BianchettiLa femme du monde
- Pierre JuvenetColonel
- Thomy BourdelleGeneral
- Pierre NayMarquis de Morès
- André NoxCast
- Fred PasqualiCast
- Auguste BovérioCast
- Alexandre MihalescoCast
Details
- Released
- 1 May 1936
- Original title
- L'Appel du silence
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Léon Poirier
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The Call runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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The Call isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 May 1936. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Call?
The Call (1936) was directed by Léon Poirier and stars Jean Yonnel, Pierre de Guingand, Jacqueline Francell.