Drama
The Song of Bernadette
“Here is greatness... wonder... and majesty... no human words can describe!”
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.
Directed by Henry King
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Status
Released
Released
December 21, 1943
Runtime
2h 36m
Language
French, English
Budget → Revenue
$2M → —
Top 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
Aubrey Mather
Mayor Lacade
Charles Dingle
Jacomet
Edith Barrett
Croisine Bouhouhorts
Sig Ruman
Louis Bouriette
Blanche Yurka
Aunt Bernarde Casterot
Ermadean Walters
Marie Soubirous
Marcel Dalio
Callet
Pedro de Cordoba
Dr. LeCramps
Jerome Cowan
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Charles Waldron
Bishop of Tarbes (uncredited)
