An inexperienced, sickly priest shows up in the rural French community of Ambricourt, where he joins the community's clergy. But the locals don't take kindly to the priest, and his ascetic ways and unsociable demeanor make him an outcast. During Bible studies at the nearby girls school, he is continually mocked by his students. Then his attempt to intervene in a family feud backfires into a scandal. His failures, compounded with his declining health, begin to erode his faith.
Claude Laydu
as Priest of Ambricourt
Jean Riveyre
as Count
Adrien Borel
as Priest of Torcy
Rachel Bérendt
as Countess
Nicole Maurey
as Miss Louise
Nicole Ladmiral
as Chantal
Martine Lemaire
as Séraphita Dumontel
Antoine Balpêtré
as Dr. Delbende
Jean Danet
as Olivier
Gaston Séverin
as Canon
Yvette Etiévant
as Femme de Ménage
Bernard Hubrenne
as Priest Dufrety
