# Father Serge

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1945 film

Father Serge Directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond Written by Pierre Laroche Based on Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy Produced by André Hugon Starring Jacques Dumesnil Mila Parély Marcel Herrand Cinematography Raymond Agnel Edited by Monique Lacombe Music by Jacques Ibert Production company Productions André Hugon Distributed by Cinéma de France Release date 4 September 1945 (1945-09-04) Running time 105 minutes Country France Language French

***Father Serge*** (French: ***Le père Serge***) is a 1945 French [historical](/source/Historical_film) [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by Lucien Ganier-Raymond and starring [Jacques Dumesnil](/source/Jacques_Dumesnil), [Mila Parély](/source/Mila_Par%C3%A9ly) and [Marcel Herrand](/source/Marcel_Herrand). It is based on the short story *[Father Sergius](/source/Father_Sergius)* by [Leo Tolstoy](/source/Leo_Tolstoy).[1] It was shot at the [Saint-Maurice Studios](/source/Saint-Maurice_Studios) and Studio François 1 in [Paris](/source/Paris). The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/Art_director) [Robert-Jules Garnier](/source/Robert-Jules_Garnier).

## Synopsis

Prince Stéphane, a rising figure at the court of [Nicholas I](/source/Nicholas_I_of_Russia) is shocked when he discovers the [Tsar](/source/Tsar) has had an affair with his fiancée. He renounces all world interests and retires to a [monastery](/source/Monastery), become a wondering [monk](/source/Monk) who is valued for his faith and his abilities as a [healer](/source/Faith_healer). When he discovers that his former love is serious ill in [St Petersburg](/source/St_Petersburg) he heads there at once.

## Cast

- [Jacques Dumesnil](/source/Jacques_Dumesnil) as Le prince Stéphane

- [Mila Parély](/source/Mila_Par%C3%A9ly) as La baronne Vera Kourianev

- [Ariane Borg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ariane_Borg&action=edit&redlink=1) as La comtesse Marie Korotkova

- [Marcel Herrand](/source/Marcel_Herrand) as Le tsar Nicolas Pavlovitch Romanoff I

- [Louis Salou](/source/Louis_Salou) as Le comte Fedor Ivanovitch Kedrov

- [Arlette Marchal](/source/Arlette_Marchal) as La tsarine

- [Madeleine Lambert](/source/Madeleine_Lambert) as La comtesse Varvara Alexandrovna Kedrov

- [Armand Bernard](/source/Armand_Bernard) as Aphamazy

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Goble p.462

## Bibliography

- Goble, Alan. *The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film*. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

## External links

- [*Father Serge*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242799/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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