The Puritan

5.9 / 10

(7 votes)

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 (IMDb).

Country:

France

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

85 minutes

Year:

1938

Director:

Jeff Musso

Cast:
Pierre Fresnay

Le commissaire Lavan

Jean-Louis Barrault

Francis Ferriter

Viviane Romance

Molly

Louis-Jacques Boucot

Monsieur Kelly

Mady Berry

Madame Kelly

Crew:
Jacques Belasco

Music

Émilienne Nelissen

Editor

Henri Ménessier

Art Direction

Serge Piménoff

Art Direction

Antoine Archimbaud

Sound Designer