The Heart of the Matter (film)

The Heart of the Matter
Directed byGeorge More O'Ferrall
Written byLesley Storm
Ian Dalrymple
Based onThe Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
Produced byIan Dalrymple
StarringTrevor Howard
Elizabeth Allan
Maria Schell
Denholm Elliott
CinematographyJack Hildyard
Edited bySidney Stone
Music byEdric Connor
Production
company
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release date
  • 3 November 1953 (1953-11-03)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office£123,479 (UK)[1]

The Heart of the Matter is a 1953 British drama film based on the 1948 book of the same name by Graham Greene.[2] It was directed by George More O'Ferrall for London Films.[3] It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.[4]

  1. ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p501
  2. ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "The Heart of the Matter (1954)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Heart of the Matter". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2009.