The Heart of a Nation

1943 French film
  • 7 April 1943 (1943-04-07) (U.S.)
  • 9 October 1945 (1945-10-09) (France)
Running time
113 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox office2,145,108 admissions (France) (1945)[1]

The Heart of a Nation (French: Untel père et fils) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet.

Plot

The film follows a family in Montmartre from the Franco-Prussian War to World War II.

An American release featured an introduction by Charles Boyer and scenes of the German entry into Paris.

Principal cast

  • Raimu as L'oncle Jules Froment
  • Michèle Morgan as Marie Froment-Léonard
  • Louis Jouvet as Pierre Froment / Félix Froment
  • Suzy Prim as Estelle Froment adulte
  • Renée Devillers as Gabrielle Froment
  • Louis Jourdan as Christian (uncredited)

Production

Louis Jourdan played the on screen brother of his real life brother, Pierre.[2]

Filming started in late 1939 but was interrupted by the war.[3]

Release

The film was released in New York before France.

On January 25, 2005, the American version of the film that is dubbed into English and features a prologue by Charles Boyer was released by Alpha Video on DVD .[4]

References

  1. ^ Box office for France in 1945 at Box Office Story
  2. ^ Louis Jourdan biography accessed 23 January 2014
  3. ^ The Heart of a Nation at Louisjourdan.net
  4. ^ "The Heart of a Nation". Amazon. 9 November 2022.

External links

  • The Heart of a Nation at Rotten Tomatoes
  • Untel père et fils at DvdToile
  • The Heart of a Nation at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Heart of a Nation at AllMovie
  • The Heart of a Nation at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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