![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/165/726/165726826_4f14d3.jpg)
Directed by:
Robert HamerScreenplay:
Thelma SchneeCinematography:
Harry WaxmanComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
Alec Guinness, Peter Finch, Cecil Parker, Bernard Lee, Sidney James, Gérard Oury, Austin Trevor, Ernest Thesiger, Joan Greenwood, Marne Maitland, Jim Gérald (more)Plots(1)
Alec Guinness stars as Father Brown, full-time priest and part-time sleuth, in this comic mystery based on the character created by novelist G.K. Chesterton. When Father Brown is entrusted with transporting a valuable religious artifact from London to Rome, he's understandably upset when it's stolen from him. Brown has reason to believe that a notorious international thief lifted the cross he was carrying, and the good Father finds himself on a dual-purpose mission: to recover the stolen goods and to compel the thief to repent before God. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alec Guinness](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/234/164234597_fa4283.jpg)
Alec Guinness
UK
Best movies:
![Peter Finch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/392/164392671_0f382e.png)
Peter Finch
UK
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
A Town Like Alice (1956)
The Nun's Story (1959)
![Cecil Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576488_c985bd.jpg)
Cecil Parker
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Citadel (1938)
![Bernard Lee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269477_c1036f.jpg)
Bernard Lee
UK
Best movies:
Goldfinger (1964)
The Third Man (1949)
Father Brown (1954)
![Sidney James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274618_cc7ffc.jpg)
Sidney James
South Africa
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
The Silent Enemy (1958)
![Gérard Oury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271130_986614.jpg)
Gérard Oury
France
Best movies:
Back to the Wall (1958)
Father Brown (1954)
La Nuit est mon royaume (1951)
![Austin Trevor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/964/160964359_89f46b.jpg)
Austin Trevor
Ireland
Best movies:
The Red Shoes (1948)
Father Brown (1954)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
![Ernest Thesiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271467_50e517.jpg)
Ernest Thesiger
UK
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
The Million Pound Note (1954)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
![Joan Greenwood](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279527_4024f1.jpg)
Joan Greenwood
UK
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Father Brown (1954)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
![Marne Maitland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/034/161034805_eef1d9.gif)
Marne Maitland
Best movies:
Tiger Bay (1959)
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV movie)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Jim Gérald
France
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
Moulin Rouge (1952)
Daniel Clérice
France
Best movies:
Father Brown (1954)