Maria Chapdelaine | |
Director: | Marc Allégret |
Music: | Guy Bernard |
Cinematography: | Armand Thirard |
Runtime: | 100 minutes |
Country: | United Kingdom / France |
Language: | English/French |
Gross: | £99,247 (UK)[1] |
The Naked Heart (French title: Maria Chapdelaine) is a 1950 British-French historical drama film directed by Marc Allégret, based on the novel Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hémon. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Kieron Moore and Françoise Rosay. It was released in separate English and French versions. A previous film version had been made in 1934.
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