All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnatole Litvak
Screenplay byCasey Robinson
Based onnovel by Rachel Field
Produced byHal B. Wallis
(executive producer)
David Lewis
(associate producer)
StarringBette Davis
Charles Boyer
Jeffrey Lynn
Barbara O'Neil
Virginia Weidler
Henry Daniell
Walter Hampden
George Coulouris
CinematographyErnie Haller, A.S.C.
Edited byWarren Low
Music byMax Steiner
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures Inc.
Release date
  • July 4, 1940 (1940-07-04)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

All This, and Heaven Too is a 1940 American drama film released by Warner Bros.-First National Pictures, produced and directed by Anatole Litvak with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the 1938 novel by Rachel Field. The music was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Ernie Haller. The film stars Bette Davis and Charles Boyer with Jeffrey Lynn, Barbara O'Neil, Virginia Weidler, Helen Westley, Walter Hampden, Henry Daniell, Harry Davenport, George Coulouris and Montagu Love.

Field's novel is based on the true story of her great-aunt Henriette Deluzy-Desportes, a French governess who fell in love with the Duc de Praslin, her employer. When Praslin's wife was murdered, Deluzy-Desportes was implicated. The scandal contributed to the political turmoil before the French Revolution of 1848 that deposed King Louis Philippe I.[1][2]

  1. ^ "All This, and Heaven Too (1940) - Articles - TCM.com". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on 2016-06-09. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Alexis de Tocqueville, Souvenirs, édition réalisée par Luc Monnier, Paris, Gallimard, 1942