The Song of Bernadette
Here is greatness... wonder... and majesty... no human words can describe!
1943 · 2h 36m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
Henry King
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The Song of Bernadette
Overview
In 1858 Lourdes, France, adolescent peasant Bernadette has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the Massabielle grotto - the townspeople assume this lady to be the Virgin Mary. Pompous government officials think the girl is insane, doing their best to suppress her and her followers, while the church wants nothing to do with the matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the town, ultimately transforming their lives.
Director and cast
- Henry King Director
- Jennifer Jones as Bernadette
- William Eythe as Antoine Nicolau
- Charles Bickford as Father Peyramale
- Vincent Price as Prosecutor Vital Dutour
- Lee J. Cobb as Dr. Dozous
- Gladys Cooper as Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
- Anne Revere as Louise Soubirous
- Roman Bohnen as François Soubirous
- Mary Anderson as Jeanne Abadie
- Patricia Morison as Empress Eugenie
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