Madeleine (1950)
- 8.3
- 101 mins
- Drama
Storyline
Upper-class Madeleine Smith (Ann Todd) stands trial for killing her French lover (Ivan Desny) in Victorian Scotland.
Plot Keywords
suspect, lover, father, wealthy man, lawyer, judge, melodramatic, gripping, family home, courtroom, scotland, trial, murder, class distinctions, scandal, forbidden love, mystery, 1850s
Short Review
One of three films Lean made virtually as star vehicles for his wife Ann Todd. Here she manages to extend the range of her semi-hysterical screen personality into a flimsily forceful character who pits her amoral deviousness against... rigid hypocrisy.
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Streaming Service
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