The Story of Adele H.

  • Drama
  • History
  • Romance
10/8/1975
96
PG

What kind of woman would wait her whole life for one man...? And what kind of man would deny her...?

In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue an handsome officer that denies her satisfaction.

Director:
François Truffaut
Writers:
François Truffaut
Suzanne Schiffman
Jean Gruault
Revenue:
$763,000
    • lovesickness
    • based on novel or book
    • insanity
    • women's sexual identity
    • hypnosis
    • love letter
    • one-sided love
    • nova scotia, canada
    • barbados
    • bed and breakfast (b&b)
    • channel islands
    • stalker
    • lieutenant
    • love

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    Cast

    • Isabelle Adjani
      Adèle Hugo
    • Bruce Robinson
      Lt Albert Pinson
    • Sylvia Marriott
      Mrs. Saunders
    • Joseph Blatchley
      Mr. Whistler, the Bookseller
    • Ruben Dorey
      Mr. Saunders
    • Ivry Gitlis
      Hypnotist
    • Louise Bourdet
      Victor Hugo's Servant
    • Cecil De Sausmarez
      Mr. Lenoir, notary
    • Clive Gillingham
      Keaton, bank employee
    • Roger Martin
      Doctor Murdock
    • M. White
      Colonel White
    • Jean-Pierre Leursse
      Black Penpusher
    • Chantal Durpoix
      Young Whore (uncredited)
    • Jacques Frejabue
      Cabinetmaker (uncredited)
    • Carl Hathwell
      Lt. Pinson's Batman (uncredited)
    • Thi-Loan Nguyen
      Madmoiselle Tilly (uncredited)

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