The Song of Bernadette (1943)
Here is greatness... wonder... and majesty... no human words can describe!
Starring Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford
Directed by Henry King
In 1858 France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of 'a beautiful lady' in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.
Runtime: 156 min.
Rating: 7.1
DVD
Languages: English,French
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama
Keywords: france,nun,based on novel or book,southern france,miracle,biography,vision,religion,church,catholic,lourdes france,convent (nunnery),virgin mary,french countryside,19th century,covenant,spring (water)
Cast
Bernadette
Antoine Nicolau
Father Peyramale
Prosecutor Vital Dutour
Dr. Dozous
Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
Louise Soubirous
François Soubirous
Jeanne Abadie
Empress Eugenie
Mayor Lacade
Jacomet
Croisine Bouhouhorts
Louis Bouriette
Aunt Bernarde Casterot
Marie Soubirous
Callet
Dr. LeCramps
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Bishop of Tarbes (uncredited)
The Virgin Mary (uncredited)
Doctor with Empress' Baby (uncredited)
Townswoman (uncredited)
Policeman (uncredited)
Madame Blanche - Townswoman (uncredited)