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The Heart of a Nation (1943) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1943 · 113 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Julien Duvivier
- Starring
- Louis Jouvet, Jean Wiener, Michèle Morgan, Olga Valéry, Pierre Magnier, Louis Jourdan
It follows Parisians as they endure the hardships of war, beginning with the 1871 siege by Prussian forces during the Franco‑Prussian War and later confronting the German invasion of World War II, portraying their resilience and daily struggles through decades of occupation and conflict.
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