One of three films Lean made virtually as star vehicles for his wife Ann Todd. Here she manages to extend the range of her semi-hysterical screen personality into a flimsily forceful character who pits her amoral deviousness against... rigid hypocrisy.
Madeleine
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1950 · 1h 55m · APPROVED
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
David Lean
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Madeleine
Overview
Madeleine's middle-class family cannot understand why she puts off marrying a respectable young man, as they know nothing about her long-term affair with a Frenchman.
Director and cast
- David Lean Director
- Ann Todd as Madeleine Smith
- Norman Wooland as William Minnoch
- Ivan Desny as Emile L'Anglier
- Leslie Banks as James Smith
- Elizabeth Sellars as Christina Haggott
- André Morell as Defense Attorney
- Barbara Everest as Mrs. Smith
- Susan Stranks as Janet Smith
- Patricia Raine Cast
- Eugene Deckers Cast
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