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Father Brown is a British film of genre Drama directed by Robert Hamer released in USA on 1 november 1954 with Alec Guinness

Father Brown (1954)

Father Brown
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Released in USA 1 november 1954
Length 1h31
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Comedy,    Comedy thriller,    Crime
Rating66% 3.3437953.3437953.3437953.3437953.343795

Father Brown (The Detective in the United States) is a 1954 British mystery comedy film. Technically, the film is a remake of the 1934 Paramount picture Father Brown, Detective, starring Walter Connolly, Paul Lukas and Gertrude Michael, which was likewise based on "The Blue Cross", a short story by G. K. Chesterton, but confined the action to London.

Synopsis

Father Brown tries to transport an historically important cross to Rome engaging in battles of wits and faith with a thief and pursuing policeman. The thief, named Flambeau (Finch), is a master of disguise and is elusive, as Father Brown pursues him and tries to convince him to abandon his criminal career.

Actors

Alec Guinness

(Father Brown)Joan Greenwood

(Lady Warren)Peter Finch

(Gustave Flambeau)Cecil Parker

(The Bishop)Bernard Lee

(Inspector Valentine)
And :
Sid James
Gérard Oury
Ernest Clark
Aubrey Woods
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