Le duel (1941)

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Country: France
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Release: 1941-01-11
Director: Pierre Fresnay
Writers: Henri Lavedan , Henri-Georges Clouzot , J. Villard
Language: French
Stars: Yvonne Printemps , Raimu , Pierre Fresnay , Raymond Rouleau , Anthony Carretier , Antoine Balpêtré , François Périer , André Numès Fils , Nina Sinclair , Les Petits Chanteurs à la Croix de Bois
Runtime: 84 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Az asszonyért (Hungary) , Dvoboj , Le duel (France, French Republic) , The Duel (United States of America) , Le duel
Plot: Daniel is a priest who is still a man ,in spite of all he says to everyone around.He becomes the "spiritual adviser" of a deserted wife whose husband ,an aviator , is a celebrity.Enter the priest's brother, a "heathen" surgeon who confesses his love to the woman (on the Eiffel tower!).But the holy man is not prepared to accept it even when the husband dies in a plane crash:he urges her to leave this world for higher "spiritual" concerns,that is to say to become a nun.
IMDB:tt0191978