- HD 1080
- Runtime: 117m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: fr
- Country: France, Italy
- Director: Jean-Pierre Melville
- Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Emmanuelle Riva, Irène Tunc, Nicole Mirel, Gisèle Grimm
- keywords: faith, widow, world war ii, atheist, confessional, catholic priest, occupied france (1940-44), nouvelle vague
- Production_studio: Rome-Paris Films, Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The Léon Morin, Priest is featured in the top rankings of 1961
- #12 in Top Romance Movies of 1961
- #40 in Top Drama Movies of 1961
The widow Barny lives in Nazi-occupied France, looking after her half-Jewish daughter in a small village. When the Germans arrive, she decides to baptize her and chooses priest Léon Morin to do so. After spending some time with him, the relationship with her confessor turns into a confrontation with both God and her own repressed desire.