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A Missionary (1955)

A Missionary poster
Original title
Un missionnaire
Directed by
Maurice Cloche
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 38m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A missionary travels to parts of Africa to spread his faith. The film follows his encounters with local people and the challenges he faces in this remote setting.

earnestobservantquietly dramaticculturalslow-pacedsincereneutralgrounded

What happens

A Missionary (French: Un missionnaire) is a 1955 French drama film directed by Maurice Cloche and starring Yves Massard, Marie-France Planeze and René Blancard. It was shot in Guinea and Cameroon. The film is in Eastmancolor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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