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Catholic | France
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Best Art DirectionInterior Decoration BlackandWhite | 1944
Best Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | 1944
Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1944
Best Cinematography BlackandWhite | 1944 | Arthur C.
Top Ten Films | 1944
Best Director | 1944
Best Film Editing | 1944
Best Actress in a Supporting Role | 1944
Best Actor in a Supporting Role | 1944 | Charles
Best Picture | 1944
Best Writing Screenplay | 1944 | George
Best Sound Recording | 1944
Budget 2,000,000 USD
Jennifer Jones turned 25 years old the night she won her Best Actress Oscar for this movie.
The Imperial Prosecutor Vital Dutour (Vincent Price) who investigates Bernadette's visions, is portrayed in the movie as an atheist and anti-religious persecutor. In real life, however, Dutour was a devout Catholic who thought that Bernadette Soubirous' visions were hallucinations.
The striking poster image of Bernadette was created by famous artist Norman Rockwell.
There is a scene in which Mayor Lacade dreams that Lourdes will one day be flooded with so many people that more hotels will be needed. Lourdes has more hotels per square kilometer than anywhere else in France except for Paris. It is also the third most important site of international Catholic pilgrimage after Rome and the Holy Land.
Using an actress to play the Virgin Mary was controversial enough, and further controversy arose when Loretta Young was passed over in favor of sultry Linda Darnell. At that time, Darnell had a reputation as a party girl. Franz Werfel, the author of the book on which the film was based, threatened to remove his name from the project. To make matters worse, Darnell was pregnant. Nothing would change Darryl F. Zanuck's mind, and Werfel was told that an unknown actress was chosen. Wearing a little more drapery than the simple dress and veil described by the historical Bernadette, Darnell played the role in bright light.
"Mother Superior: Well, Doctor? Dr. St. Cyr: Well, in addition to the large tumor on the knee, she has tuberculosis of the bone. She has never complained of pain? Mother Superior: No. Has she? Sister Marie Therese Verzous: [stunned by the news] She never mentioned it. Dr. St. Cyr: I can't understand it. She's had this affliction for a long time, and the constant pain and suffering associated with this disease is almost too horrible to describe. Sister Marie Therese Verzous: [Sister Marie Therese looks as if she had been struck a violent blow and walks off as if under a trance]"
"Dr. Dozous: I asked her 'Do you know what a sinner is?' And she answered, 'Certainly, Monsieur. A sinner is one who loves evil'. That's quite a good answer. What pleased me is that she said 'loves', and not 'does'."
