Father Serge (1945)
1h 45m
Running Time
September 4, 1945Release Date
Plot.
An accomplished young man, Prince Stéphane is destined for a brilliant future but when he finds out that Marie, his beloved fiancée, has had an affair with the man he respects the most, Tsar Nicolas 1er in person, the shock is terrible. Unable to recover, he chooses religion and becomes a monk and a hermit. He becomes known as a healer and worshiped as a saint, although he himself is aware of his many weaknesses. The day he learns Marie is seriously ill Le père Serge formerly known as Prince Stéphane leaves sanctity behind and hits the road for Saint Petersburg.
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Cast & Crew.
Jacques Dumesnil
Le prince Stéphane
Mila Parély
La baronne Vera Kourianev
Ariane Borg
La comtesse Marie Korotkova
Marcel Herrand
Le tsar Nicolas Pavlovitch Romanoff I
Lucien Ganier-Raymond
Director
Lucien Gasnier-Raymond
Director
Pierre Laroche
Writer
Leo Tolstoy
Writer
André Hugon
Producer
Jacques Ibert
Composer
Raymond Agnel
Cinematographer
Georges Vitsoris
Jacques Vallauris
Marcel Rouzé
Nicole Regnault
Germaine Michel
Details.
Release DateSeptember 4, 1945
Original NameLe Père Serge
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Wiki.
Father Serge (French: Le père Serge) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Mila Parély and Marcel Herrand. It is based on the short story Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy. It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.