Abbé Pierre - A Century of Devotion (2023)
The life of Henri Grouès, known as Abbé Pierre, from his time in the Resistance in WWII to his fights against poverty and for the homeless.
Top billed cast
Benjamin LavernheHenri Grouès dit l'Abbé Pierre
Emmanuelle BercotLucie Coutaz
Michel VuillermozGeorges Legay
Antoine LaurentFrançois Garbit
Alain SachsPère supérieur
Leïla MuseJeune fermière
Malik AmraouiAhmed
Chloé StefaniMarlène Porte
Djibril PavadéPhilibert
Didier NobletzAuguste
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