The Heart of a Nation

The story of how the people of Paris cope with the strains and struggles of war, from the siege of the city by the Prussians during the Franco-Prussian War of 1871 to the invasion by the Germans in World War II.

• Julien DuvivierDirector
• Marcel AchardWriter
• Charles SpaakWriter
• Julien DuvivierWriter

• RaimuUncle Jules Froment
• Michèle MorganMarie Froment-Léonard
• Louis JouvetPierre Froment / Félix Froment
• Suzy PrimEstelle Froment adult
• Renée DevillersGabrielle Froment
• Georges BiscotNoblet
• Colette DarfeuilRegular barmaid of the Moulin Rouge
• Harry KrimerRobert Léonard
• René GéninGabrielle's father
• Fernand LedouxMayor
• Daniel MendailleClémenceau
• Jean MercantonAlain Froment