---
title: 'I Was a Parish Priest (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Rafael Gil'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-was-a-parish-priest-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045843/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Was a Parish Priest (1953)

1953 · 96 min · Drama · France, Spain

Original title: La guerra de Dios

## Synopsis

I Was a Parish Priest or God's War is a 1953 Spanish drama film directed by Rafael Gil and starring Claude Laydu, Francisco Rabal and José Marco Davó. It was awarded the Gran Premio at the first ever San Sebastián International Film Festival. It was also shown at the Venice Film Festival where it was awarded the Bronze Lion.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Rafael Gil](https://cinepixo.com/people/rafael-gil)
- **Screenplay:** [Vicente Escrivá](https://cinepixo.com/people/vicente-escriva)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joaquín Rodrigo](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquin-rodrigo)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alfredo Fraile](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfredo-fraile)
- **Editor:** [José Antonio Rojo](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-antonio-rojo)

## Cast

- [Francisco Rabal](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-rabal)
- [José Manuel Martín](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-manuel-martin)
- [Julia Caba Alba](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-caba-alba)
- [Alberto Romea](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-romea)
- [José Marco Davó](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-marco-davo)
- [Gerard Tichy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-tichy)
- [Milagros Leal](https://cinepixo.com/people/milagros-leal)
- [Mariano Azaña](https://cinepixo.com/people/mariano-azana)
- [Claude Laydu](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-laydu)
- [Ángel Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/angel-alvarez)
- [Félix Dafauce](https://cinepixo.com/people/felix-dafauce)
- [Jaime Blanch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaime-blanch)
- [Fernando Sancho](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-sancho)

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