Judgement of God

Judgement of God

98 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 20, 1952

Bavaria, 1433. Reason of state rules that Prince Albert is to marry Princess Bertha of Wurtemberg. But the fine-looking young man is loath to become the husband of a woman with pimples,flat feet and no breast. Nevertheless, he has to obey his authoritarian father, Duke Ernest, and accompanied by faithful Count Törring, he mounts his steed and sets out for Würtemberg. Stopping in Augsburg, he falls in love with the daughter of a local barber-surgeon, pure and beautiful Agnès Bernauer. The couple is soon secretly married and both take refuge at the castle of Margravine Josepha, Albert's aunt, waiting for Ernest's consent. Unluckily Albert's father will not accept his son's union with a commoner and Albert, supported by Josepha and an army of common people, declares war on the Duke. They seem about to be victorious when Brother Enrique, a monk formerly in the Holy Inquisition, finds a way to reverse the situation: accusing Agnès of witchcraft...

Judgement of God

98 mins | Drama, History | Aug. 20, 1952

Judgement of God
Bavaria, 1433. Reason of state rules that Prince Albert is to marry Princess Bertha of Wurtemberg. But the fine-looking young man is loath to become the husband of a woman with pimples,flat feet and no breast. Nevertheless, he has to obey his authoritarian father, Duke Ernest, and accompanied by faithful Count Törring, he mounts his steed and sets out for Würtemberg. Stopping in Augsburg, he falls in love with the daughter of a local barber-surgeon, pure and beautiful Agnès Bernauer. The couple is soon secretly married and both take refuge at the castle of Margravine Josepha, Albert's aunt, waiting for Ernest's consent. Unluckily Albert's father will not accept his son's union with a commoner and Albert, supported by Josepha and an army of common people, declares war on the Duke. They seem about to be victorious when Brother Enrique, a monk formerly in the Holy Inquisition, finds a way to reverse the situation: accusing Agnès of witchcraft...
Producers
Original title Le Jugement de Dieu
Directors Raymond Bernard
Writers Raymond Bernard, Bernard Zimmer

Cast

Andrée Debar

as Agnès Bernauer

Jean-Claude Pascal

as Le prince Albert de Bavière

Gabrielle Dorziat

as La margrave Josépha

Pierre Renoir

as Le duc Ernest de Bavière

Marcel Raine

as Preising, le conseiller du Duc

Louis Seigner

as Le bourgmestre d'Augsbourg

Jean Barrère

as Le comte Törring de Bavière

Georges Douking

as Le moine Enrique - commissaire de l'inquisition

Olivier Hussenot

as Gaspard Bernauer

Daniel Ceccaldi

as Théobald - le commis de M. Bernauer et amoureux d'Agnès

Catherine Fonteney

as Une bourgeoise

Jean Clarieux

as Le chef de bande

André Wasley

as Le capitaine

Jacques Gencel

as Colonel' - lenfant / Le petit Adolphe

Gil Delamare

as Un cascadeur

Max Dalban

as Le boucher

Paul Clérouc

as (uncredited)

Henri Coutet

as Herman - un adjoint de M. Bernauer (uncredited)

Gérard Darrieu

as (uncredited)

Louis de Funès

as L'homme qui se fait arracher une dent (uncredited)

Jacques Dynam

as Un soldat (uncredited)

Fred Fisher

as (uncredited)

Pierre Goutas

as (uncredited)

Jeanne Herviale

as (uncredited)

Denise Kerny

as (uncredited)

Georges Lycan

as (uncredited)

Pierre Morin

as (uncredited)

Evelyn Nattier

as (uncredited)

Philippe Olive

as (uncredited)

Maurice Régamey

as (uncredited)

René Sauvaire

as (uncredited)

Maurice Schutz

as Le sujet faisant la queue devant la boutique (uncredited)

Edmond Tamiz

as Un conseiller du bourgmestre (uncredited)

Roger Vincent

as (uncredited)