The Puritan (Le puritain) 86 years old

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).

Credits

The Puritan Cast

Name Character
Pierre Fresnay He was 40, 77 years old when he died as Le commissaire Lavan
Georges Flamant He was 34, 86 years old when he died as Callaghan
Viviane Romance She was 25, 79 years old when she died as Molly
Pedro Elviro as Un agent de la Sûreté
Mady Berry She was 50, 77 years old when she died as Madame Kelly
Jean Tissier He was 41, 76 years old when he died
Paul Asselin He was 44, 44 years old when he died
Pierre Labry He was 52, 62 years old when he died
Alexandre Rignault He was 36, 84 years old when he died as Le docteur O'Leary
Edmond Van Daële He was 53, 75 years old when he died
Ludmilla Pitoëff She was 41, 54 years old when she died as La tante de Thérésa
Marcel Delaître He was 49, 75 years old when he died as Le prêtre
Jean-Louis Barrault He was 27, 83 years old when he died as Francis Ferriter
Marthe Mellot She was 67, 77 years old when she died as Madame Ferriter
Maurice Maillot He was 31, 61 years old when he died

The Puritan Crew

Name Department
Antoine Archimbaud as Sound Designer. He was 35 (72) years old when He died Sound
Curt Courant as Director of Photography. He was 38 (68) years old when He died Camera
Liam O'Flaherty as Writer. He was 41 (88) years old when He died Writing
Henri Ménessier as Art Direction. He was 55 (66) years old when He died Art
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The Puritan (86 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, January 13, 1938
  • Runtime: 85 minutes