The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946 film)

The Diary of a Chambermaid
Directed byJean Renoir
Screenplay byBurgess Meredith
Based onthe novel by Octave Mirbeau
and the play by André Heuse, André de Lorde, and Thielly Nores
Produced byBenedict Bogeaus
Burgess Meredith
Paulette Goddard (uncredited)
StarringPaulette Goddard
Burgess Meredith
Hurd Hatfield
Francis Lederer
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Edited byJames Smith
Music byMichel Michelet
Production
company
Benedict Bogeaus Productions
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • February 15, 1946 (1946-02-15) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1946 American drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. The film was based on the 1900 novel of the same name by Octave Mirbeau and the play Le journal d'une femme de Chambre, written by André de Lorde, with André Heuse and Thielly Nores. The film was directed by Jean Renoir, and starred Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, and Francis Lederer.[1] It was named the eighth best English-language film of 1946 by the National Board of Review.[2]

  1. ^ "The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  2. ^ Awards for 1946 National Board of Review. Archived May 26, 2013, at the Wayback Machine