The Detective
Brief Synopsis
A priest attempts to catch a thief and save his soul.
Cast & Crew
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Robert Hamer
Director
Alec Guinness
Father Brown
Joan Greenwood
Lady Warren
Peter Finch
Flambeau
Cecil Parker
Bishop
Bernard Lee
Inspector Valentine
Film Details
Also Known As
Detective, The, Father Brown
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1954
Distribution Company
Rca/Columbia Pictures Home Video; Sony Pictures Releasing
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Synopsis
A slightly oddball priest is transporting a priceless cros from London to Rome. A jewel thief steals it and the priest takes it upon himself to find the culprit and retrieve the holy treasure.
Director
Robert Hamer
Director
Cast
Alec Guinness
Father Brown
Joan Greenwood
Lady Warren
Peter Finch
Flambeau
Cecil Parker
Bishop
Bernard Lee
Inspector Valentine
Sidney James
Parkinson
Gerald Oury
Inspector Dubois
Ernest Clark
Bishop'S Secretary
Aubrey Woods
Charlie
John Salew
Station Sergeant
Sam Kydd
Scotland Yard Sergeant
John Horsley
Inspector Wilkins
Hugh Dempster
Man In Bowler
Ernest Thesiger
Vicomte
Jack Mcnaughton
Eugene Deckers
Betty Baskcombe
Diana Van Proosdy
Dino Galvani
Lance Maraschal
Noel Howlett
Marne Maitland
Austin Trevor
Hugo Shuster
Guido Lorraine
Jim Gerald
Daniel Clérice
Everley Gregg
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Film Details
Also Known As
Detective, The, Father Brown
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1954
Distribution Company
Rca/Columbia Pictures Home Video; Sony Pictures Releasing
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 31m
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
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The Detective (1954)
A priest attempts to catch a thief and save his soul.
The Detective (1954)
A priest attempts to catch a thief and save his soul.
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Voted One of the Year's Ten Best Foreign Films by the 1954 National Board of Review.
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1988
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1988
