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Angels of Sin

Angels of Sin

1943•1h 26m•6.9/10
Drama

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6.9/10(42)

A well-off young woman decides to become a nun, joining a convent that rehabilitates female prisoners. Through their program, she meets a woman named Thérèse who refuses any help because she says she was innocent of the crime she was convicted for. After being released from prison, Thérèse murders the actual perpetrator of the crime and comes to seek sanctuary in the convent.

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Production

Synops, Films Roger Richebé

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Renée Faure

Renée Faure

Anne-Marie Lamaury

Jany Holt

Jany Holt

Thérèse

Sylvie

Sylvie

Prioress

Mila Parély

Mila Parély

Madeleine

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Mother Saint-Jean

Yolande Laffon

Yolande Laffon

Madame Lamaury

Paula Dehelly

Paula Dehelly

Mother Dominique

Silvia Monfort

Silvia Monfort

Agnès

Gilberte Terbois

Sister Marie-Josèphe

Louis Seigner

Louis Seigner

Prison director

Georges Colin

Georges Colin

Head of the P.J.

Geneviève Morel

Geneviève Morel

Sister Berthe

Christiane Barry

Sister Blaise

Jean Morel

Jean Morel

Police inspector

Jacqueline Champi

Nun

Madeleine Clervanne

Madeleine Clervanne

Andrée Clément

Andrée Clément

Sister Élisabeth

Elisabeth Hardy

Elisabeth Hardy

Nun

Bernard Lajarrige

Bernard Lajarrige

Prison guard

Jacqueline Marbaux

Jacqueline Marbaux

Nun

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