The Heart of a Nation
The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.
Cast
Raimu
Uncle Jules Froment
Michèle Morgan
Marie Froment-Léonard
Louis Jouvet
Pierre Froment / Félix Froment
Suzy Prim
Estelle Froment adult
Renée Devillers
Gabrielle Froment
Georges Biscot
Noblet
Colette Darfeuil
Regular barmaid of the Moulin Rouge
Harry Krimer
Robert Léonard
René Génin
Gabrielle's father
Fernand Ledoux
Mayor
Daniel Mendaille
Clémenceau
Jean Mercanton
Alain Froment
Lucien Nat
Bernard Froment adult
René Bergeron
Sénéchal
Colette Borelli
Estelle child
Jean Claudio
Félix child
Maurice Rémy
Student
Olga Lord
Marcel Maupi
Romain Bouquet
Missia
Auguste Bovério
Moniquella
Thomy Bourdelle
Michele Olivier
Robert Ozanne
Léo David
Raymone
René Ferté
Anita Gombault
Sylvette Saugé
Olga Valéry
Génia Vaury
Nicolas Amato
(uncredited)
Dora Doll
(uncredited)
Fignolita
(uncredited)
Louis Jourdan
Christian (uncredited)
Robert Le Vigan
Uncle Michel Froment (uncredited)
Yvonne Legeay
(uncredited)
Drue Lytton
(uncredited)
Ginette Maddie
Aglaé (uncredited)
Pierre Magnier
(uncredited)
Jean-François Martial
(uncredited)
Jean Mercury
(uncredited)
Jako Mika
Dancer (uncredited)
Anita Palacine
(uncredited)
Claude Robert
Dancer (uncredited)
Sinoël
(uncredited)
Madeleine Sylvain
Valentine Froment, Pierre's wife (uncredited)
Jean Wiener
(uncredited)
Crew
Julien Duvivier
Director
Marcel Achard
Writer
Joseph de Bretagne
Sound
Joseph Mejinsky
Makeup Artist
Jules Kruger
Director of Photography
Hagop Arakelian
Makeup Artist
Julien Duvivier
Writer
Jean Wiener
Music
Marthe Poncin
Editor
Paul-Louis Boutié
Set Decoration
Guy de Gastyne
Art Direction
Charles Spaak
Writer
Paul Graetz
Producer
Igor Keldich
Makeup Artist
Rosine Delamare
Costume Design
Roger Forster
Still Photographer