The Naked Heart (Original title)Maria Chapdelaine (Working title)
Date: 23 April 1951 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Marc Allegret
Synopsis: Melodrama of a convent girl in a Canadian village, the love of trappers for her and her loveless marriage.
Genre: Melodrama
Releases
Date: 23 April 1950Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 96 mins Length: 8695 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Lion Film Corporation
Title: [Séquences - n104 April 1981: no known title]Language: French
In: Motion Picture Herald v200 n1 2 Jul 1955 Page: 498
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v200 n1 2 Jul 1955: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n204 January 1951 Page: 206
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n204 January 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 Dec 1950
Title: [Variety - 13 Dec 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v75 n6131 23 Nov 1950 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v75 n6131 23 Nov 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Industry v6 n44 24 Mar 1949 Page: 20
Title: Production CreditsArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8693 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573957
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(12)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8693 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573957
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8693 FeetBFI identifier: C-113706
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8975 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-1602728
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8685 FeetBFI identifier: C-113705
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10.085 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113708
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 1900 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113710
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 2800 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113711
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 6150 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113712
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 6400 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113713
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7600 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113714
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8685 FeetBFI identifier: C-113707
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 8667 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-113709
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 23 April 1951 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Marc Allegret
Synopsis: Melodrama of a convent girl in a Canadian village, the love of trappers for her and her loveless marriage.
Genre: Melodrama
Releases
Date: 23 April 1950Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundAspect ratio: 1.375:1Runtime: 96 mins Length: 8695 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: British Lion Film Corporation
Credits
(41)
Production Company: Everest Pictures, Production Company: Régina, Production Company: Nelson Scott Pictures, Producer: Nelson Scott, Producer: Rudolph Cartier, Production Supervisor: Mickey Delamar, Unit Manager: David Cousland, Production Secretary: Maureen Duffy, Personal Assistant to Marc Allegret: Royston Morley, Assistant Director: John Bremer, 2nd Assistant Director: Robert Sterne, Continuity: Betty Forster, Screen Play: Marc Allegret, Original Treatment: J. Maclaren-Ross, C.K. Jaeger, English Adaptation: Hugh Mills, Dialogue: Vadim, Adapted from the novel 'Maria Chapdelaine' by: Louis Hemon, Director of Photography: Armand Thirard, Camera Operator: Robert Walker, Focus Puller: Irvin Pannaman, Camera Assistant: Gerry Fisher, Stills Photographer: Ray Hearne, Editor: Maurice Rootes, Production Designer: Ferdinand Bellan, Art Director: Ward Richards, Costumes Designed by: Michael Whittaker, Miss Morgan's Costumes: Germaine Lecomte, Wardrobe: Goff Price, Make-up Supervisor: John O'Gorman, Hairdresser: Waleen Whitworth, Music Composed by: Guy Bernard, [Music] Played by: The Philharmonia Orchestra, [Music] Conducted by: John Hollingsworth, Sound Supervisor: George Burgess, Sound Recordist: Cecil Mason, Sound Recordist: John Mitchell, Sound System: RCA Sound System, Interpreter: Peter Cuff, Made at: Riverside Studios
Cast
(18)
Michele Morgan (Maria Chapdelaine), Kieron Moore (Lorenzo Surprenant), Françoise Rosay (Laura Chapdelaine), Jack Watling (Robert Cagnon), Nancy Price (Theresa Surprenant), Philippe Lemaire (Francois Paradis), Francis De Wolff (Papa Surprenant), George Woodbridge (Samuel Chapdelaine), Fred Johnson (Esdras the Bonesetter), Dimitri ('Chappie'), Michael Mulcaster (Legare), Brian Roper (Tit-Bé), Catharine Bradshaw (Alma-Rose), George Mulcaster, Rufus Cruickshank, Harry Locke, Ewen Solon, Richard George
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: Séquences n104 April 1981 Pages: 29-30Title: [Séquences - n104 April 1981: no known title]Language: French
In: Motion Picture Herald v200 n1 2 Jul 1955 Page: 498
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v200 n1 2 Jul 1955: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v18 n204 January 1951 Page: 206
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v18 n204 January 1951: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 Dec 1950
Title: [Variety - 13 Dec 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v75 n6131 23 Nov 1950 Page: 10
Title: [Today's Cinema - v75 n6131 23 Nov 1950: no known title]Language: English
In: Film Industry v6 n44 24 Mar 1949 Page: 20
Title: Production CreditsArticle type: CreditsLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(12)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8693 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573957
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(12)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8693 FeetStock date: 1989BFI identifier: C-573957
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 8693 FeetBFI identifier: C-113706
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8975 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-1602728
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8685 FeetBFI identifier: C-113705
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 10.085 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113708
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 1900 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113710
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 2800 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113711
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 6150 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113712
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 6400 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113713
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm NegativeBase: NitrateSound: SoundLength: 7600 FeetStock date: 1950BFI identifier: C-113714
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 8685 FeetBFI identifier: C-113707
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 8667 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-113709
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film