The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Song of Bernadette is a book-based movie adapted from "The Song of Bernadette" by Franz Werfel. This Drama film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is December 21, 1943.
The Source Material
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Overview
This is the classic work that tells the true story surrounding the miraculous visions of St. Bernadette Soubirous at Lourdes, France in 1858. Werfel, a highly respected anti-Nazi writer from Vienna, became a Jewish refugee who barely escaped death in 1940, and…
About The Movie
Description
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.
Details
- Title
- The Song of Bernadette
- Original Title
- The Song of Bernadette
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama
- US Theatrical
- December 21, 1943 · Rated NR