Madeleine (1950) ( The Strange Case of Madeleine )

Madeleine (1950) (DVD) (*)

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Alternate Title: The Strange Case of Madeleine
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
110 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1950 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
David Lean

Written By:
Stanley Haynes
Nicholas Phipps

Actors:
Ann Todd ..... Madeleine Smith
Norman Wooland ..... William Minnoch
Ivan Desny ..... Emile L'Anglier
Leslie Banks ..... James Smith
Barbara Everest ..... Mrs. Smith
Elizabeth Sellars ..... Christina Hackett
Patricia Raine ..... Bessie Smith
Eugene Deckers ..... Thuau (as Eugène Deckers)
André Morell ..... Defending Counsel
Barry Jones ..... Prosecuting Counsel
Susan Stranks ..... Janet Smith

Synopsis:

Based on the true story of Madeleine Smith, a young Glasgow woman from a wealthy family, she stood trial in 1857 for the murder of her lover, Emile L'Angelier. Her trial was much publicized in the newspapers of the day and was labeled 'the trial of the century.'

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 William Minnoch (Norman Wooland), and the murder by poison of the now-inconvenient L'Angelier. The jury's verdict was as controversial in 1950 as it had been a century earlier. David Lean and scenarists Stanley Haynes and Nicholas Phipps refuse to take sides, permitting the viewers to draw their own conclusions about the notorious Madeleine.

The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standing affair with a Frenchman.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 28 November, 2019.