The Heart of a Nation

The Heart of a Nation (French: Untel père et fils) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier who co-wrote screenplay with Marcel Achard and Charles Spaak. The film stars Raimu, Michèle Morgan and Louis Jouvet.

The Heart of a Nation (Untel père et fils)
Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Written by	Julien Duvivier Marcel Achard Charles Spaak
Produced by	Paul Graetz
Starring	Raimu Michèle Morgan Louis Jouvet
Cinematography	Jules Kruger
Edited by	Marthe Poncin
Music by	Jean Wiener
Production company	Transcontinental Films
Distributed by	Universal Film S.A.
Release dates	7 April 1943 (1943-04-07) (U.S.) 9 October 1945 (1945-10-09) (France)
Running time	113 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	2,145,108 admissions (France) (1945)[1]

Plot

The film follows a family in Montmartre from the Franco-Prussian War to World War II.

An American release featured an introduction by Charles Boyer and scenes of the German entry into Paris.

Principal cast

• Raimu as L'oncle Jules Froment
• Michèle Morgan as Marie Froment-Léonard
• Louis Jouvet as Pierre Froment / Félix Froment
• Suzy Prim as Estelle Froment adulte
• Renée Devillers as Gabrielle Froment
• Louis Jourdan as Christian (uncredited)

Production

Louis Jourdan played the on screen brother of his real life brother, Pierre.^[2]

Filming started in late 1939 but was interrupted by the war.^[3]

Release

The film was released in New York before France.

On January 25, 2005, the American version of the film that is dubbed into English and features a prologue by Charles Boyer was released by Alpha Video on DVD .^[4]