The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
91 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
George More O'Ferrall

Written By:
Ian Dalrymple
Graham Greene

Actors:
Trevor Howard ..... Harry Scobie
Elizabeth Allan ..... Louise Scobie
Maria Schell ..... Helen Rolt
Denholm Elliott ..... Wilson
Gérard Oury ..... Yusef
Peter Finch ..... Father Rank
George Coulouris ..... Portuguese captain
Michael Hordern ..... Commissioner
John Akar ..... servant (uncredited)
Jack Allen ..... RNVR lieutenant (uncredited)
Peter Burton ..... Perrot (uncredited)
Earl Cameron ..... Ali (uncredited)
Saidu Fofana ..... African policeman (uncredited)
Judith Furse ..... Dr. Sykes (uncredited)
John Glyn-Jones ..... Harris (uncredited)
Colin Gordon ..... Secretary (uncredited)
Jane Henderson ..... Miss Malcot (uncredited)
Errol John ..... African policeman (uncredited)
Eugene Leahy ..... Newall (uncredited)
Gillian Lind ..... Mrs. Carter (uncredited)
Stanley Lunin ..... Forbes (uncredited)
Orlando Martins ..... Rev. Clay (uncredited)
John Rae ..... Loder (uncredited)
Cyril Raymond ..... Carter (uncredited)
Chris Rhodes ..... French officer (uncredited)
Evelyn Roberts ..... Col. Wright (uncredited)
Ewan Roberts ..... Druce (uncredited)
Anthony Snell ..... Doctor (uncredited)
Eileen Thorndike ..... Mrs. Bowles (uncredited)
Assany Kamara Wilson ..... African sergeant (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Heart of the Matter is a faithful if somewhat austere adaptation of the same-named novel by Graham Greene. Set in Sierra Leone during WW II, the film stars Trevor Howard as assistant police commissioner Scobie. While his wife Louise (Elizabeth Allan) is away on vacation, Scobie falls in love with Helen (Maria Schell), the widow of a U-boat victim. Scobie would like to get a divorce from his wife, and she from him, but their Catholicism prevents not only this break but Scobie's planned remarriage to Helen. In despair, Scobie chooses a desperate means of solving his dilemma--which only furthers to exacerbate the religious quandary in which everyone finds themselves. Posing several ethical questions throughout its 105 minutes, Heart of the Matter wisely allows the viewers to come up with their own answers.

Story of a police officer in Sierra Leone who has a love affair with a girl during his wife's absence and contemplates suicide.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 20 February, 2010.

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