The Heart of a Nation

5.8
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Run time: 113 min
  • Premiere: 1943. April 7.

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.

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Raimu

Uncle Jules Froment

Michèle Morgan

Marie Froment-Léonard

Louis Jouvet

Pierre Froment / Félix Froment

Suzy Prim

Estelle Froment adult

Renée Devillers

Gabrielle Froment

Colette Darfeuil

Regular barmaid of the Moulin Rouge

Harry Krimer

Robert Léonard

René Génin

Gabrielle's father

Daniel Mendaille

Clémenceau

Jean Mercanton

Alain Froment

Lucien Nat

Bernard Froment adult

René Bergeron

Sénéchal

Colette Borelli

Estelle child

Jean Claudio

Félix child

Nicolas Amato

(uncredited)

Dora Doll

(uncredited)

Fignolita

(uncredited)

Louis Jourdan

Christian (uncredited)

Robert Le Vigan

Uncle Michel Froment (uncredited)

Yvonne Legeay

(uncredited)

Drue Lytton

(uncredited)

Ginette Maddie

Aglaé (uncredited)

Pierre Magnier

(uncredited)

Jean Mercury

(uncredited)

Jako Mika

Dancer (uncredited)

Anita Palacine

(uncredited)

Claude Robert

Dancer (uncredited)

Sinoël

(uncredited)

Madeleine Sylvain

Valentine Froment, Pierre's wife (uncredited)

Jean Wiener

(uncredited)

Art

Paul-Louis Boutié

Set Decoration

Guy de Gastyne

Art Direction

Camera

Jules Kruger

Director of Photography

Roger Forster

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Hagop Arakelian

Makeup Artist

Joseph Mejinsky

Makeup Artist

Igor Keldich

Makeup Artist

Rosine Delamare

Costume Design

Directing

Editing

Production

Paul Graetz

Producer

Writing

Art

Paul-Louis Boutié

Set Decoration

Guy de Gastyne

Art Direction

Camera

Jules Kruger

Director of Photography

Roger Forster

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Hagop Arakelian

Makeup Artist

Joseph Mejinsky

Makeup Artist

Igor Keldich

Makeup Artist

Rosine Delamare

Costume Design

Directing

Editing

Production

Paul Graetz

Producer

Writing