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The Song of Bernadette

19432h 36mDrama
directed by Henry King

“Here is greatness... wonder... and majesty... no human words can describe!”

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7.1 / 10
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7.6 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Jennifer Jones·Bernadette
William Eythe·Antoine Nicolau
Charles Bickford·Father Peyramale
Vincent Price·Prosecutor Vital Dutour
Lee J. Cobb·Dr. Dozous
Gladys Cooper·Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
Anne Revere·Louise Soubirous
Roman Bohnen·François Soubirous
Mary Anderson·Jeanne Abadie
Patricia Morison·Empress Eugenie