The Elders of Saint-Loup

The Elders of Saint-Loup

1950 · 90 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama

Due to financial problems, the boarding-school of Saint-Loup is on the verge of closing its doors. In desperation, Jacquelin, the headmaster, has the idea to invite former students to a fund-raising reunion. Among the alumni, three men whose common point is to have been in love at the time with the headmaster's niece. One is a banker, the second a priest and the last one a globetrotter. All of a sudden, the peace of the assembly is disturbed: Jacquelin's niece has just been murdered.

Directed by Georges Lampin

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Bernard Blier Jean Laclaux, ruined banker
François Périer Charles Merlin
Serge Reggiani Abbot Paul Forestier
Pierre Larquey Monsieur Jacquelin
Monique Mélinand Hélène Laclaux
Odile Versois Catherine Jacquelin
Charles Vissières Hippolyte Rossignol, college doorman
Gabriel Gobin Subileau
Raphaël Patorni Fourcade
Maurice Régamey Raboisson
Pierre Mondy Puy-Tirejol
Michel André Caille

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