The Dialogue of the Carmelites

June. 01,1960      
Rating:
6.9
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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  Mère Marie de l'Incarnation
Alida Valli as  Mère Thérèse de Saint-Augustin
Madeleine Renaud as  La prieure
Pascale Audret as  Blanche de la Force
Pierre Brasseur as  Le commissaire du peuple
Georges Wilson as  L'aumônier du Carmel
Anne Doat as  Constance
Claude Laydu as  Le Chevalier de la Force
Pierre Bertin as  

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