The Heart of a Nation () 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.Louis Jourdan biography accessed 23 January 2014
Filming started in late 1939 but was interrupted by the war.The Heart of a Nation at Louisjourdan.net
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 .
References
External links The Heart of a Nation at Rotten Tomatoes Untel père et fils at DvdToile
The Heart of a Nation at the British Film Institute