Pastoral Symphony
1946 · 110 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama
A minister falls in love with a blind young woman he sheltered, but so does his son.
Directed by Jean Delannoy
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Michèle Morgan Gertrude -
Pierre Blanchar Pastor John Martens -
Line Noro Amelia Martens - his wife -
Jean Desailly Jacques Martens - his son -
Andrée Clément Piette Casteran -
Jacques Louvigny Castéran -
Rosine Luguet Charlotte Martens -
Mona Dol Sister Claire - R Robert Demorget Pierre Martens
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Hélène Dassonville Mademoiselle de la Grange -
Germaine Michel the old peasant woman -
Florence Brière a friend of Gertrude
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