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Father Serge (French: Le père Serge) is a 1945 French historical drama film directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring Jacques Dumesnil, Mila Parély and Marcel Herrand. It is based on the short story Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy.[1] It was shot at the Saint-Maurice Studios and Studio François 1 in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

Father Serge
Directed by	Lucien Ganier-Raymond
Written by	Pierre Laroche
Based on	Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy
Produced by	André Hugon
Starring	Jacques Dumesnil Mila Parély Marcel Herrand
Cinematography	Raymond Agnel
Edited by	Monique Lacombe
Music by	Jacques Ibert
Production company	Productions André Hugon
Distributed by	Cinéma de France
Release date	4 September 1945
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Prince Stéphane, a rising figure at the court of Nicholas I is shocked when he discovers the Tsar has had an affair with his fiancée. He renounces all world interests and retires to a monastery, become a wondering monk who is valued for his faith and his abilities as a healer. When he discovers that his former love is serious ill in St Petersburg he heads there at once.

Cast

• Jacques Dumesnil as Le prince Stéphane
• Mila Parély as La baronne Vera Kourianev
• Ariane Borg as La comtesse Marie Korotkova
• Marcel Herrand as Le tsar Nicolas Pavlovitch Romanoff I
• Louis Salou as Le comte Fedor Ivanovitch Kedrov
• Arlette Marchal as La tsarine
• Madeleine Lambert as La comtesse Varvara Alexandrovna Kedrov
• Armand Bernard as Aphamazy

References

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

• Father Serge at IMDb

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