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
- ^ Box office for France in 1945 at Box Office Story
- ^ Louis Jourdan biography accessed 23 January 2014
- ^ The Heart of a Nation at Louisjourdan.net
- ^ "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
- The Heart of a Nation at AllMovie
- The Heart of a Nation at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
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