The Song of Bernadette

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Original title: The Song of Bernadette
Year: 1943
Running time: 156 min.
Country: United States
Director: Henry King
Screenwriter: George Seaton (Novel: Franz Werfel)
Music: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller (B&W)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, William Eythe, Charles Bickford, Vincent Price, Gladys Cooper, Anne Revere, Lee J. Cobb, Linda Darnell, Patricia Morison, Roman Bohnen
Producer: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Drama | Biography. 19th Century. Religion
Synopsis / Plot: 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.

Awards: 1943: 4 Academy Awards, including Oscar for Best Actress (Jones). 12 Nominations

1943: Golden Globes: Best Movie, Director and Actress (Jennifer Jones)

1946: Locarno Film Festival: Best Actress (Jennifer Jones)

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