| The Heart of a Nation (Untel père et fils) | |
| Director: | Julien Duvivier |
| Producer: | Paul Graetz |
| Starring: | Raimu Michèle Morgan Louis Jouvet |
| Music: | Jean Wiener |
| Cinematography: | Jules Kruger |
| Editing: | Marthe Poncin |
| Studio: | Transcontinental Films |
| Distributor: | Universal Film S.A. |
| Runtime: | 113 minutes |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Gross: | 2,145,108 admissions (France) (1945)[1] |
The Heart of a Nation (French: '''Untel père et fils''') is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet.
The film follows a family in Montmartre from the Franco-Prussian War to World War II.
An American release featured an introduction by Charles Boyer and scenes of the German entry into Paris.
Louis Jourdan played the on screen brother of his real life brother, Pierre.[2]
Filming started in late 1939 but was interrupted by the war.[3]
The film was released in New York before France.
On January 25, 2005, the American version of the film that is dubbed into English and features a prologue by Charles Boyer was released by Alpha Video on DVD .[4]