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.
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Cast
28 people
Jennifer Jones
Bernadette
Known for
Duel in the Sun
Portrait of Jennie
George Seaton
screenplay
William Eythe
Antoine Nicolau
Known for
The Ox-Bow Incident
Charles Bickford
Father Peyramale
Known for
A Star Is Born
Brute Force
Vincent Price
Prosecutor Vital Dutour
Known for
The Great Mouse Detective
Edward Scissorhands
Lee J. Cobb
Dr. Dozous
Known for
12 Angry Men
The Exorcist
Gladys Cooper
Sister Marie Therese Vauzous
Known for
Rebecca
My Fair Lady
Anne Revere
Louise Soubirous
Known for
A Place in the Sun
Secret Beyond the Door
Roman Bohnen
François Soubirous
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Mary Anderson
Jeanne Abadie
Known for
Lifeboat
Patricia Morison
Empress Eugenie
Known for
Dressed to Kill
Tarzan and the Huntress
Aubrey Mather
Mayor Lacade
Known for
The House of Fear
Ball of Fire
Henry King Director · George Seaton Screenplay Franz Werfel Author
Worldwide gross $5M · Budget $2M · United States release December 21, 1943
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,000,000
Gross vs. budget
2.5×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · December 21, 1943
Theatrical
Netherlands
April 6, 2012 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
April 9, 2012 · Physical · DVD
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