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Madeleine (1950)

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Average Rating: 8/10
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Release Date: Aug 31, 1950 Wide

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David Lean's Madeleine was inspired by a true story that rocked the English legal system to its foundations in the mid-19th century. Told in flashback, the film explains why aristocratic young Scotswoman Madeleine Smith (Ann Todd, then the wife of director Lean) is on trial for murder. The audience is apprised of Madeleine's illicit romance with deceptively charming Frenchman Emile L'Angelier (Ivan Desny), her futile attempts to break off the relationship, her "proper" betrothal to Englishman

Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: David Lean

Written By: Stanley Haynes, Nicholas Phipps

In Theaters: Aug 31, 1950 Wide

On DVD: Sep 7, 2004

Universal Pictures

Cast

Ann Todd
Madeleine Smith
Norman Wooland
William Minnoch
Ivan Desny
Emile l'Angelier
Leslie Banks
James Smith
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Smith
Susan Stranks
Janet Smith
Patricia Raine
Bessie Smith
Elizabeth Sellars
Christina
Edward Chapman
Dr. Thompson
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Jenkins
Eugene Deckers
Thuau
Ivor Barnard
Mr. Murdoch
Henry Edwards
Clerk of the Court
Barry Jones
Prosecuting Counsel
Andr� Morell
Defending Counsel
Eva Bartok
Irene Browne
Miss Grant
Moyra Fraser
Dancer
Cameron Hall
Dr. Yeoman
John Laurie
Scots Divine
James McKechnie
Commentator
Kynaston Reeves
Dr. Penny
Amy Veness
Miss Aiken
Anthony Newley
Douglas Barr
William the Boot Boy

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This compelling character study is one of the three films David Lean made with his then wife Ann Todd.

April 19, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Murder underneath patrician fa�ades

March 13, 2010 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

One of three films Lean made virtually as star vehicles for his wife Ann Todd. Here she manages to extend the range of her semi-hysterical screen personality into a flimsily forceful character who pits her amoral deviousness against... rigid hypocrisy.

November 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

The script and direction are handled with amazing restraint, cleverly and carefully constructed, heightened by Todd's inherently enigmatic image.

November 6, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Well-made courtroom drama.

March 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

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Another piece of Lean excellence as he handles a story of dark romance and accusations of murder. It's a rare ambiguous story as we see what the court is told and yet nothing more. Whether she is guilty or not is entirely in our hands as the audience. We're not spoon fed and it works tremendously well. The romantic

September 12, 2008