The Story of Adele H.

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

L'Histoire d'Adèle H. (1975)

Timing: 1:36 (96 min)

6.8/10
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Release date

1975-10-08

Country

France

Production

Les Productions Artistes Associés, Les Films du Carrosse

Genre

Drama, History, Romance

Budget

Revenue

$763 000

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Director

François Truffaut

Actors

Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley, Ruben Dorey, Ivry Gitlis, Louise Bourdet, Cecil De Sausmarez, Clive Gillingham, Roger Martin
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Scenario

Producer

Marcel Berbert, Claude Miller

Operator

Néstor Almendros

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Yann Dedet, Jean Gargonne
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Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier Albert Pinson while living in exile off the coast of England. Though he spurns her affections, she follows him to Nova Scotia and takes on the alias of Adèle Lewly. Albert continues to reject her, but she remains obsessive in her quest to win him over.

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