Pierre Fresnay plays the title character in Le Defroque (The Defrocked One). Cast out by his church, former priest Maurice (Fresnay) delights in mocking the traditions and credos of Catholicism. Even so, young Gerard (Pierre Trabaud) becomes convinced that Maurice has never truly lost his calling. Becoming a priest himself, Gerard devotes his life to bringing Maurice back into the fold. Things don't turn out quite as Gerard hopes, however; he has not reckoned with the possibility that Maurice may have been driven into insanity by his raging self-hatred.
| Directing | Léo Joannon | Director |
| Writing | Léo Joannon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roland Laudenbach | Screenplay |
| Writing | Denys de La Patellière | Screenplay |
| Camera | Nikolai Toporkoff | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Jean-Jacques Grünenwald | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Roger Ribadeau-Dumas | Producer |
| Production | Roger de Broin | Production Manager |
| Production | Jean Le Duc | Producer |
| Art | Paul-Louis Boutié | Production Design |
| Editing | Robert Isnardon | Editor |
| Production | Alain Poiré | Producer |
| Editing | Monique Isnardon | Editor |