The Healer
Le Guérisseur
Release: 1953-12-06
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 5.3
Drama
Pierre Laurent, a former doctor, has established himself as a renowned healer in Brittany. A young girl, Isabelle, who follows his results with admiration, declares her love for him and becomes engaged. The reactions of his former colleagues bring Pierre before the courts. A misunderstanding with Isabelle thwarts the wedding plans. Later, the young girl, suffering from a brain tumor, allows herself to be cured by the healer. Pierre does not cure her, but leads her to her death without suffering.
Cast
Jean Marais
as Pierre Lachaux dit « Monsieur Laurent »
Dieter Borsche
as Docteur Jean Scheffer
Jean Galland
as Michel Boëldieu
Pierre Mondy
as Robert, assistant de Laurent
Jim Gérald
as Virolet, le rebouteux
Renée Passeur
as La comtesse
Anne Carrère
as La secrétaire
Danièle Delorme
as Isabelle Dancey
Maurice Ronet
as André Turenne
Jean Murat
as Professeur Chataignier
Colette Régis
as Louise Mériadec