This drama about the Carmelite order of nuns is set during the French Revolution. A young woman seeks refuge with the Carmelites because she is terrified of dying during the upheaval. The longer she associates with the nuns the more she is transformed by their faith and devotion.
Jeanne Moreau
as Mother Marie of the Incarnation
Alida Valli
as Mother Thérèse of Saint-Augustin
Madeleine Renaud
as First prioress
Pascale Audret
as Blanche de la Force
Pierre Brasseur
as Commissioner of the Republic
Georges Wilson
as Chaplain of Carmel
Anne Doat
as Marie-Geneviève Meunier
Claude Laydu
as Knight of Force
Jean-Louis Barrault
as Mime
Pierre Bertin
as Marquis of Force
Judith Magre
as Rose Ducor
Simone Angèle
as Sister Agnès
