

A group of travelers, including a monk, stay in a lonely inn in the mountains. The host confesses the monk his habit of serving poisoned soup to the guests, to rob their possessions and to bury them in the backyard.
Directed by Claude Autant-Lara
User score
108 votes
Released
October 19, 1951
1h 44m
German, Italian, French

Fernandel
The Monk

Françoise Rosay
Marie Martin

Marie-Claire Olivia
Mathilde

Jean-Roger Caussimon
Darwin

Nane Germon
Ms. Élisa

Didier d'Yd
Jeannou

Lud Germain
Fétiche

Jacques Charon
Rodolphe

Andrée Vialla
Marquise Caroline de La Roche de Glun

Julien Carette
Martin

Grégoire Aslan
Barbeuf
Robert Berri
Coachman
André Cheff
Gendarme

André Dalibert
Woodcutter

Grégoire Aslan
Barboeuf

Yves Montand
Singing Commentator (voice)

Manuel Gary
Gendarme (uncredited)

René Lefèvre-Bel
Gendarme (uncredited)