Monsignor Renard (1999)

Synopsis: John Thaw stars as the humble Monsignor Renard in this Masterpiece Theatre production. Having returned to his homeland of France just as the Germans are invading, Renard finds himself embroiled in... John Thaw stars as the humble Monsignor Renard in this Masterpiece Theatre production. Having returned to his homeland of France just as the Germans are invading, Renard finds himself embroiled in a dilemma; on one hand, his faith dictates that he must help all human beings equally, but his hatred for the Nazis and desire to help the Resistance brings about a moral and spiritual crisis. Knowing that being identified with the Resistance could find him imprisoned or killed, Renard endures an internal struggle between the pacifist tenets of Christianity and the violent tactics of the Resistance as he tries desperately to protect anyone he can from the invading Germans. [More]

Starring: John Thaw, Cheryl Campbell, Desmond McAleer, Dominic Monaghan

Starring: John Thaw, Cheryl Campbell, Desmond McAleer, Dominic Monaghan, Juliette Caton, Herb Andress, Joachim Paul Assbock, Michael Attwell, John Axon, Teresa Banham, Leon Black, June Broughton, Greg Chisholm, Richard Cusison, Christoph Grunert, Louis Hammond, Stephen Hoyle, Geoffrey Hutchings, Bjorn Jung, Will Keenan, Barbara Kellerman, Sarah Kirkman, Adam Kotz, Judi Lamb, Jamie Lee, Torben Liebrecht, Andrew McCulloch, Jean Lefranc, Diana Morrison, Patrick Nielsen, Felix Dufosse, Rebecca Raybone, Bernd-Uwe Reppenhagen, Carl Rice, Sarah Rice

Director: Malcolm Mowbray, David Wheatley

Director: Malcolm Mowbray, David Wheatley
Screenwriter: Russell Lewis, Charles Wood, Stephen Churchett
Composer: John E. Keane

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