- Country: France
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1954-02-26
- Director: Léo Joannon
- Writers: Léo Joannon , Roland Laudenbach , Denys de La Patellière
- Language: French
- Stars: Pierre Fresnay , Pierre Trabaud , Nicole Stéphane , Marcelle Géniat , Jacques Fabbri , Abel Jacquin , Georges Lannes , Renaud Mary , Guy Decomble , René Havard
- Runtime: 107 min
- Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 wins & 2 nominations total
- AKA: Le défroqué (France, French Republic) , Le défroqué , El renegado (Spain) , Der Abtrünnige , O Renegado (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , The Rebel Priest (United Kingdom) , Raščinjeni sveštenik , Le défroqué (Belgium) , De afvallige (Belgium) , Der Abtrünnige (Austria) , De afvallige (Netherlands the) , Lo spretato (Italy) , The Unfrocked One
- Plot: The struggle between a seminarian, Gérard Lacassagne, and a defrocked priest, Maurice Morand. They met in a prisoner of war camp and the attitude of the defrock confirms the vocation of Gérard who enters the seminary despite the painful opposition of his fiancee. The two men will then meet, confront each other, Maurice's pride colliding with Gérard's faith. Dramatic episodes follow one another and culminate on the day of Father Lacassagne's ordination. Maurice Morand kills him, but this murder suddenly opens for him, all big, the doors of the Church.
- IMDB:tt0144183
The Unfrocked One Cast · · · ALL
Léo Joannon
Director
Pierre Fresnay
Maurice Morand
Pierre Trabaud
Gérard Lacassagne
Nicole Stéphane
Catherine Grandpré
Marcelle Géniat
Mme Morand
Jacques Fabbri
L'ordonnance
Abel Jacquin
Le père supérieur
Georges Lannes
Le colonel
Renaud Mary
L'antiquaire
Guy Decomble
Le père Mascle
René Havard
Un officier