The read
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 86% of the 1,160 1970s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue a handsome officer that denies her satisfaction.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 21 points higher than audiences do.
241 audience votes
Key crew
- François TruffautDirector
- François TruffautScreenplay
- Suzanne SchiffmanScreenplay
- Jean GruaultScreenplay
- Maurice JaubertOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Isabelle AdjaniAdèle Hugo
- Bruce RobinsonLt. Albert Pinson
- Sylvia MarriottMrs. Saunders
- Joseph BlatchleyMr. Whistler
- Ivry GitlisHypnotist
- Louise BourdetVictor Hugo's Servant
- Cecil De SausmarezMr. Lenoir
- Ruben DoreyMr. Saunders
- Clive GillinghamKeaton
- Roger MartinDoctor Murdock
- M. WhiteColonel White
- Madame LouiseMadame Baa
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of 1975
The Story of Adèle H. is #23 of 60
