"Barny, although a Marxist, is intrigued by the mysteries of religion. In confession, she teases a priest, Léon Morin, but he is a young and intelligent man and ready to discuss anything."
Emmanuelle Riva
as Barny
Jean-Paul Belmondo
as Léon Morin
Irène Tunc
as Christine Sangredin
Nicole Mirel
as Sabine Levy
Gisèle Grimm
as Lucienne
Marco Behar
as Edelman
Marc Eyraud
as Anton
Monique Hennessy
as Arlette
Edith Loria
as Danielle Holdenberg
Monique Bertho
as Marion
Nina Grégoire
as
Simone Vannier
as Secretary
Lucienne Marchand
Nelly Pitorre
Ernest Varial
as Director
Chantal Gozzi
as Young France
Patricia Gozzi
as Old France
Marielle Gozzi
as Adult France
Cédric Grant
as American Soldier
George Lambert
Gérard Buhr
as Gunther
Howard Vernon
as Colonel
Renée Liques
Volker Schlöndorff
as German Soldier (uncredited)
Claude Achard
as (uncredited)
Adeline Aucoc
as Old Lady (uncredited)
Maurice Auzel
as Man in St Bernard Church (uncredited)
André Badin
Madeleine Ganne
as Betty (uncredited)
Louis Saintève
as Man (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Melville
Director
Béatrix Beck
Novel
Writer
Carlo Ponti
Producer
Georges de Beauregard
Jacqueline Meppiel
Editor
Assistant Director
Jacqueline Parey
Bertrand Tavernier
Nadine Trintignant
Assistant Editor
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
Luc Andrieux
First Assistant Director
Guy Villette
Sound
Jacques Maumont
Sound Mixer
Jean Rabier
Camera Operator
Donald Cardwell
Assistant Art Director
Christine Fornelli
Makeup Artist
Albert Raisner
Musician
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Martial Solal
Original Music Composer
Daniel Guéret
Production Design