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Bookmark this pageAll This, and Heaven Too (1940)
Director: Anatole Litvak
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From Time Out Film Guide
Davis in relatively subdued form as a governess accused of having an affair with a married nobleman (Boyer) in 19th century France, and of aiding and abetting in the murder of his neurotically jealous wife (O'Neil). Telling her innocent story in flashback to a class of American schoolchildren who have recognised her as a notorious woman, she is eventually rewarded by their sympathy and understanding. Adapted from a bestseller by Rachel Field, it's a pretty long, gloomy haul, though lavishly mounted (with photography by Ernest Haller) and sensitively acted.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Charles Boyer, Bette Davis, Barbara O'Neil, Virginia Weidler, Jeffrey Lynn, Walter Hampden, Harry Davenport full cast
Genre(s): Period/Swashbucklers
Duration: 140 mins
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