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The Heart of a Nation

19435.8 / 10113 min
Drama, War

Overview

The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.

Cast

Raimu

Raimu

Uncle Jules Froment

Michèle Morgan

Michèle Morgan

Marie Froment-Léonard

Louis Jouvet

Louis Jouvet

Pierre Froment / Félix Froment

Suzy Prim

Suzy Prim

Estelle Froment adult

Renée Devillers

Renée Devillers

Gabrielle Froment

Georges Biscot

Georges Biscot

Noblet

Colette Darfeuil

Colette Darfeuil

Regular barmaid of the Moulin Rouge

Harry Krimer

Harry Krimer

Robert Léonard

René Génin

René Génin

Gabrielle's father

Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Mayor

Daniel Mendaille

Daniel Mendaille

Clémenceau

Jean Mercanton

Jean Mercanton

Alain Froment

Lucien Nat

Lucien Nat

Bernard Froment adult

René Bergeron

René Bergeron

Sénéchal

Colette Borelli

Colette Borelli

Estelle child

Jean Claudio

Jean Claudio

Félix child

Maurice Rémy

Maurice Rémy

Student

Olga Lord

Olga Lord

Marcel Maupi

Marcel Maupi

Romain Bouquet

Romain Bouquet

Missia

Missia

Auguste Bovério

Auguste Bovério

Moniquella

Moniquella

Thomy Bourdelle

Thomy Bourdelle

Michele Olivier

Michele Olivier

Robert Ozanne

Robert Ozanne

Léo David

Léo David

Raymone

Raymone

René Ferté

René Ferté

Anita Gombault

Anita Gombault

Sylvette Saugé

Sylvette Saugé

Olga Valéry

Olga Valéry

Génia Vaury

Génia Vaury

Nicolas Amato

Nicolas Amato

(uncredited)

Dora Doll

Dora Doll

(uncredited)

Fignolita

Fignolita

(uncredited)

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Christian (uncredited)

Robert Le Vigan

Robert Le Vigan

Uncle Michel Froment (uncredited)

Yvonne Legeay

Yvonne Legeay

(uncredited)

Drue Lytton

Drue Lytton

(uncredited)

Ginette Maddie

Ginette Maddie

Aglaé (uncredited)

Pierre Magnier

Pierre Magnier

(uncredited)

Jean-François Martial

Jean-François Martial

(uncredited)

Jean Mercury

Jean Mercury

(uncredited)

Jako Mika

Jako Mika

Dancer (uncredited)

Anita Palacine

Anita Palacine

(uncredited)

Claude Robert

Claude Robert

Dancer (uncredited)

Sinoël

Sinoël

(uncredited)

Madeleine Sylvain

Madeleine Sylvain

Valentine Froment, Pierre's wife (uncredited)

Jean Wiener

Jean Wiener

(uncredited)

Crew

Julien Duvivier

Julien Duvivier

Director

Julien Duvivier

Julien Duvivier

Writer

Marcel Achard

Marcel Achard

Writer

Charles Spaak

Charles Spaak

Writer

Paul Graetz

Paul Graetz

Producer

Jean Wiener

Jean Wiener

Music

Jules Kruger

Jules Kruger

Director of Photography

Marthe Poncin

Marthe Poncin

Editor

Guy de Gastyne

Guy de Gastyne

Art Direction

Paul-Louis Boutié

Paul-Louis Boutié

Set Decoration

Rosine Delamare

Rosine Delamare

Costume Design

Hagop Arakelian

Hagop Arakelian

Makeup Artist

Joseph Mejinsky

Joseph Mejinsky

Makeup Artist

Igor Keldich

Igor Keldich

Makeup Artist

Joseph de Bretagne

Joseph de Bretagne

Sound

Roger Forster

Roger Forster

Still Photographer