Trial at the Vatican

1952 film

Trial at the Vatican

Directed by| André Haguet
Written by| André Haguet
André Legrand
Produced by| Fernand Rivers
Paul de Saint-André
Starring| Jean Debucourt
Suzanne Flon
Catherine Fonteney
Cinematography| Lucien Joulin
Edited by| Charlotte Guilbert
Music by| Maurice-Paul Guillot

Production
company

Les Films Fernand Rivers

Distributed by| Les Films Fernand Rivers

Release date

* 29 August 1952 (1952-08-29)

Running time

| 115 minutes
Country| France
Language| French

Trial at the Vatican (French: Procès au Vatican) is a 1952 French biographical drama film directed by André Haguet and starring France Descaut, Jean Debucourt, Suzanne Flon and Catherine Fonteney.[1] [2][3] The film is inspired by the life of the saint Thérèse of Lisieux. It was shot at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon. It is also known by the alternative title The Miracle of Saint Therese.

## Cast

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* France Descaut as Thérése Martin, en religion Soeur Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus
* Jean Debucourt as Monsieur Martin
* Suzanne Flon as Mère Agnès de Jésus
* Catherine Fonteney as Mère Geneviève
* Jean Yonnel as L'Abbé Faure - l'aumonier des prisons
* Valentine Tessier as Mère Marie de Gonzague
* Marcelle Géniat as Soeur Saint-Pierre
* Denis d'Inès as L'évêque de Bayeux
* Jean Meyer as L'abbé Deltroëtte
* Albert Dinan as Pranzini
* Magali Vendeuil as Céline
* Guy Kerner as L'appariteur
* Charles Lemontier as Le docteur
* Marie-France as Thérèse Martin enfant

## References

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1. ^ Rège p.490
2. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.110
3. ^ "Procès au Vatican de André Haguet (1952) - Unifrance". www.unifrance.org.

## Bibliography

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* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
* Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

## External links

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* Trial at the Vatican at IMDb

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