The Song of Bernadette (1943)

Directed by

Henry King

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 133 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young French girl named Bernadette Soubirous claims to have visions of a lady in a cave. The film shows how her community reacts to these events and her eventual path to sainthood.

reverentsomberquietinspirationalheartfeltdevotionalcalmearnest

What happens

The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 American biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. It stars Jennifer Jones in the title role, which portrays the story of Bernadette Soubirous, who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary from February to July 1858 and was canonized in 1933. The film was directed by Henry King, from a screenplay by George Seaton. The novel was extremely popular, spending more than a year on The New York Times Best Seller list and thirteen weeks heading the list. The story was also turned into a Broadway play, which opened at the Belasco Theatre in March 1946. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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