Franciscan of Bourges

Comedy, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Claude Autant-Lara

Status Released

Release Date 1968-04-29

Storyline

Albert is a Franciscan monk and a medical orderly at a monastery in France. Although he is German, the kindly monk helps hide French resistance members. Albert tries to maintain the delicate balance between the warring factions by helping out the afflicted and not getting involved in political ideology.