An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
as Priest of Ambricourt
as Count
as Priest of Torcy
as Countess
as Miss Louise
as Chantal
as Séraphita Dumontel
as Dr. Delbende
as Olivier
as Canon
as Femme de Ménage
as Priest Dufrety
as Fabregars
as Deputy Mayor
as Mrs. Dumouchel
as Mitonnet
as The Boss of the Café (uncredited)
as Bit Role (uncredited)