The inhabitants of the windswept island of Sein, in the nineteenth century, in Brittany follow their own religion without need for clergy, but as strangers arrive, their faith and beliefs face a deep crisis.
Pierre Fresnay
Thomas Gourvennec
Madeleine Robinson
Jeanne Gourvennec
Daniel Gélin
Joseph Le Berre
Andrée Clément
Scholastique Kerneis
Jean Brochard
Abbot Kerhervé
Sylvie
Coise Karbacen
Antoine Balpêtré
Father Gourvennec
Germaine Kerjean
Mrs. Kermeis
Daniel Ivernel
François Guillen
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Pierre
Jean d'Yd
Corentin Gourvennec
Raphaël Patorni
Jules
Marcel Delaître
Monsieur Kerneis
Fernand René
Yves Lannuzel
Albert Michel
Le Bail
René Génin
Yvon's father
Jean Carmet
Yvon
Jérôme Goulven
Brigadier
Cécyl Marcyl
Old woman
Charles Bouillaud
Gendarme
Jean Favre-Bertin
Pierre Moncorbier
Fisherman
Lucienne Bogaert
Anaïs Le Berre
Marcelle Géniat
Mother Gourvennec
Louise Andrès
(uncredited)
Georges Cerf
Jeanne Herviale
Pierre Latour
Serge Lecointe
Christian Martaguet
Henri Maïk
Pierre Salas
Jean Delannoy
Director
Paul Graetz
Producer
Sep 5, 1960
Dec 3, 2025
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Jul 31, 2019
Oct 3, 2001
Sep 7, 2022
Oct 27, 2021
Transcontinental Films
FR
France
Français