There's something grittily authentic about this story of life on a remote Breton island in the nineteenth century. We start with an establishing aerial shot that illustrates just how cut off this place was. A rather large hamlet on what is little more than a spit of land, surrounded by the sea. The society is hierarchical, but not in any way civilisation would willingly acknowledge. Indeed there's no longer even a…
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Pierre Fresnay
Thomas Gourvennec
Madeleine Robinson
Jeanne Gourvennec
Daniel Gélin
Joseph Le Berre
Andrée Clément
Scholastique Kerneis
Jean Brochard
Abbot Kerhervé
Sylvie
Coise Karbacen
Antoine Balpêtré
Father Gourvennec
Germaine Kerjean
Mrs. Kermeis
Daniel Ivernel
François Guillen
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Pierre
Jean d'Yd
Corentin Gourvennec
Raphaël Patorni
Jules
Marcel Delaître
Monsieur Kerneis
Fernand René
Yves Lannuzel
Albert Michel
Le Bail
René Génin
Yvon's father
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FAQ about God Needs Men
What is God Needs Men about?
The inhabitants of the windswept island of Sein, in the 19th-century Brittany, follow their own religion without need for clergy, but as strangers arrive, their faith and beliefs face a deep crisis.
When was God Needs Men released?
God Needs Men was released in 1950.
What genres does God Needs Men belong to?
God Needs Men is categorised as Drama.
Who stars in God Needs Men?
The cast of God Needs Men includes Pierre Fresnay, Madeleine Robinson, Daniel Gélin, Andrée Clément, Jean Brochard.