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Franciscan of Bourges

Franciscan of Bourges

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 29, 1968

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

Le franciscain de Bourges

Production Companies

S.O.P.A.C., Société Nouvelle des Établissements Gaumont (SNEG)

Director

Claude Autant-Lara

Description

Albert is a Franciscan monk and a medical orderly at a monastery in France. Although he is German, the kindly monk helps hide French resistance members. Albert tries to maintain the delicate balance between the warring factions by helping out the afflicted and not getting involved in political ideology.