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'Monsieur Vincent' is a 1947 French film about Vincent de Paul, the 17th-century priest and charity worker. It depicts his struggle to help the poor in the face of obstacles such as the Black Death.

In 1949, it won an honorary Academy Award as the best foreign language film released in the United States in 1948. The Vatican placed it amongst their list of approved films under the category of Religion due to its thematic nature in 1995. Pierre Fresnay portrayed Vincent.

Cast



* Pierre Fresnay : Vincent de Paul, priest

* Aim Clariond : Cardinal Richelieu

* Jean Debucourt : Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi, Count of Joigny

* Lise Delamare : Franoise Marguerite de Silly, Madame de Gondi

* Germaine Dermoz : Queen Anne of Austria

* Gabrielle Dorziat : President Goussault

* Pierre Dux : Chancellor Sguier

* Yvonne Gaudeau : Louise de Marillac

* Jean Carmet : Father Portail

* Michel Bouquet : Tuberculosis sufferer

* Gabrielle Fontan : The elder deaf woman of the presbytery of Chtillon

* Robert Murzeau : Monsieur Besnier

* Gabriel Gobin : A servant of Monsieur Besnier

* Claude Nicot : A page of M. Besnier

* Marcel Prs : La Pogne, crippled former soldier

* Francette Vernillat : The little girl

* Georges Vitray : The Count of Chtillon

* Vra Norman : Mademoiselle de Chtillon, the Count's daughter

* Genevive Morel : Marguerite Naseau

* Ginette Gaubert : One of the lady benefactresses

* Rene Thorel : One of the lady benefactresses

* Marcel Valle : The administrator of the hospices

* Paul Demange : A sacristan with foundling children

* Paul Faivre : A sacristan with foundling children

* Guy Favires : A bastard beggar / Poor man near the fireplace

* Andr Dumas : Cardinal Graziani

* Jeanne Hardeyn : Madeleine, a sister of charity

* Jolle Janin : Jeanne, the young novice sister

* Maurice Marceau : A poor man

* Maximilienne : A devotee to the church

* Marthe Mellot : The old woman who overeats

* Alice Reichen : The landlady

* Nicole Riche : The landlady's daughter

* Jean Rougerie : A poor man

* Ren Stern : An abbot with Madame de Gondi

* Charles Grard : A convict

* Georges Cerf

* Yvonne Claudie

* Jean Favre-Bertin

* Harry-Max

* Robert Le Bal

* Max Rogerys

* Tony Taffin

* Jean-Marc Tennberg

* Victor Vina

Production



Guy Lefranc was assistant director on the movie.

Awards



* 1947 : Pierre Fresnay wins Volpi Cup for Best Actor at Venice Film Festival

* 1947 : The film wins the Grand prix of French Cinema. For more information see French Wikipedia page :fr:Grand prix du cinma franais

* 1947 : Nominated for Golden Lion for Maurice Cloche

* 1949 : Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film

* 1949 : Nominated for the British Academy Film Awards for best film

* 1949 : Prize for the best film awarded by the Belgian film press

* 1950 : Nominated at Golden Globes for Golden Globe Award for Promoting International Understanding. For more information see French Wikipedia page :fr:Golden Globe de la meilleure promotion pour l'entente internationale

References




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