The Song of Bernadette (film)

The Song of Bernadette
Theatrical release poster by Norman Rockwell
Directed byHenry King
Screenplay byGeorge Seaton
Based onThe Song of Bernadette
1941 book
by Franz Werfel
Produced byWilliam Perlberg
StarringJennifer Jones
William Eythe
Charles Bickford
Vincent Price
Lee J. Cobb
Gladys Cooper
CinematographyArthur C. Miller
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byAlfred Newman
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • December 25, 1943 (1943-12-25)
Running time
155 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.6 million[2]
Box office$5–7 million[3][4][5]

The Song of Bernadette is a 1943 American biographical drama film based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. It stars Jennifer Jones in the title role, which portrays the story of Bernadette Soubirous, who reportedly experienced eighteen visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary from February to July 1858 and was canonized in 1933. The film was directed by Henry King, from a screenplay by George Seaton.

The novel was extremely popular, spending more than a year on The New York Times Best Seller list and thirteen weeks heading the list. The story was also turned into a Broadway play, which opened at the Belasco Theatre in March 1946.[6]

  1. ^ "The Song of Bernadette (1944)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ^ Stanley, Fred (7 March 1943). "A NEW SPIRITUAL RESURGENCE IN HOLLYWOOD: Studios Now Look Favorably On Religious Themes". The New York Times. p. X3.
  3. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers", Variety, 8 January 1964 p 69
  4. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2002). Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 220. ISBN 978-0810842441.
  5. ^ "Top Grossers of the Season". Variety. 5 January 1944. p. 54.
  6. ^ "The Song of Bernadette". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 5 September 2017.