The Incredible Sarah

The Incredible Sarah is a 1976 British drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and starring Glenda Jackson. It presents a dramatization of the acting career of Sarah Bernhardt.

The Incredible Sarah
Film poster
Directed by	Richard Fleischer
Written by	Ruth Wolff
Produced by	Helen M. Strauss Douglas Twiddy
Starring	Glenda Jackson Daniel Massey Douglas Wilmer David Langton Simon Williams
Cinematography	Christopher Challis
Edited by	John Jympson
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by	Cinema International Corp.
Release date	1976 (1976)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Glenda Jackson as Sarah Bernhardt
• Daniel Massey as Victorien Sardou
• Yvonne Mitchell as Mam'selle
• Douglas Wilmer as Montigny
• David Langton as Duc De Morny
• Simon Williams as Henri de Ligne
• John Castle as Damala
• Edward Judd as Jarrett
• Rosemarie Dunham as Mrs. Bernhardt
• Peter Sallis as Thierry
• Bridget Armstrong as Marie
• Margaret Courtenay as Madame Nathalie
• Maxwell Shaw as Fadinard
• Patrick Newell as Major
• Neil McCarthy as Sergeant

Awards

The film was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Costume Design (Anthony Mendleson) and Best Art Direction (Elliot Scott and Norman Reynolds) at the 49th Academy Awards. Glenda Jackson was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Drama at the 34th Golden Globe Awards.^[1][2][3]