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The Dialogue of the Carmelites

(1960)

June 1, 1960 1h 52m
71%
TMDB Score

Overview

This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion. 

Raymond Leopold Bruckberger

Director

Top Billed Cast

JM

Jeanne Moreau

Mother Marie of the Incarnation

AV

Alida Valli

Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin

MR

Madeleine Renaud

First prioress

PA

Pascale Audret

Blanche de la Force

PB

Pierre Brasseur

Commissioner of the Republic

GW

Georges Wilson

Chaplain of Carmel

AD

Anne Doat

Marie-Geneviève Meunier

CL

Claude Laydu

Knight of Force

JB

Jean-Louis Barrault

Mime

PB

Pierre Bertin

Marquis of Force

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