The Call

The story of Charles de Foucauld, born September 15, 1858 in Strasbourg (France) and died December 1, 1916 in Tamanrasset in Algeria during the French colonial period, was a cavalry officer of the French army who became an explorer and geographer, then Catholic religious, priest, linguist and hermit in the Hoggar desert in Algeria.

1936

1h 49min

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Top Billed Cast

Jean Yonnel
Charles de Foucauld
Pierre de Guingand
Laperrine
Jacqueline Francell
Mademoiselle X
Alice Tissot
La femme du notaire
Suzanne Bianchetti
La femme du monde
Pierre Juvenet
Colonel
Thomy Bourdelle
General
Pierre Nay
Marquis de Morès
André Nox
Fred Pasquali
Auguste Bovério
Alexandre Mihalesco
Jeanne Marie-Laurent
Georges Cahuzac
Jean Kolb
Maurice Schutz
Victor Vina
Émile Saint-Ober
Pierre Darteuil
Pierre Athon

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