On Christmas Eve, Swiss minister Jean Martens takes in a blind, half-crippled orphan and brings her up among his own four children. But Gertrude grows into a woman and Jean gradually falls in love with her without admitting it to himself. On the contrary, he lulls his conscience by interpreting the Scriptures to his advantage. But neither his wife nor his oldest son are fooled. Following a long-delayed operation, Gertrude recovers her sight but she is not long to find out that sin has corrupted the soul of her benefactor.
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Trailer
La Symphonie pastorale ( bande annonce )
Cast
Michèle Morgan
Gertrude
Pierre Blanchar
Pastor John Martens
Line Noro
Amelia Martens - his wife
Jean Desailly
Jacques Martens - his son
Andrée Clément
Piette Casteran
Jacques Louvigny
Castéran
Rosine Luguet
Charlotte Martens
Mona Dol
Sister Claire
Robert Demorget
Pierre Martens
Hélène Dassonville
Mademoiselle de la Grange
Germaine Michel
the old peasant woman
Florence Brière
a friend of Gertrude
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