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Ann Todd becomes better as she plays herself into the character of a rather devious and unscrupulous girl in this adaptation of a famous Glasgow murder (or, perhaps that should be murrrrdurrrr) tale from 1857. "Madeleine" is the daughter in a well-to-do family whose father (a ser…
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Madeleine
“Here are the virile, violent facts that caused the most famous jury verdict in history...”
69%
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1h 55m
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Madeleine (1950) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Madeleine (1950) — a movie tagged as Drama, Crime, and Mystery with cerebral and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Madeleine's middle-class family cannot understand why she puts off marrying a respectable young man, as they know nothing about her long-term affair with a Frenchman. Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~115 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Madeleine 69% (37 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Madeleine suits viewers who want a cerebral and tense film — check the trailer and reviews before committing a full evening.
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from 37 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Madeleine's middle-class family cannot understand why she puts off marrying a respectable young man, as they know nothing about her long-term affair with a Frenchman.
Quick facts
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1950-02-16
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- TMDB rating
- 6.9
- TMDB ID
- 46995
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Madeleine's middle-class family cannot understand why she puts off marrying a respectable young man, as they know nothing about her long-term affair with a Frenchman.
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The official runtime for Madeleine is approximately 115 minutes.
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Cast
Ann Todd
Madeleine Hamilton Smith
Norman Wooland
William Minnoch
Ivan Desny
Emile L'Angelier
Leslie Banks
James Smith
Elizabeth Sellars
Christina Haggott
André Morell
Defense Attorney
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Smith
Susan Stranks
Janet Smith
Patricia Raine
Bessie Smith
Eugene Deckers
Thuau
Barry Jones
Prosecuting Attorney
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Jenkins
Irene Browne
Mrs. Grant
Kynaston Reeves
Dr. Penny
John Laurie
Scots Divine
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Douglas Barr
William Murray, the Boot Boy
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Ann Todd becomes better as she plays herself into the character of a rather devious and unscrupulous girl in this adaptation of a famous Glasgow murder (or, perhaps that should be murrrrdurrrr) tale from 1857. "Madeleine" is the daughter in a well-to-do family whose father (a seriously authoritarian Leslie Banks) can't quite figure out why she won't marry a suitable young man - unawares that she has been having a fling with an equally unscrupulous Frenchman who has his sights set on her family's wealth. His attempts at blackmail terminally backfire and before long she is on trial for his killing. The subsequent courtroom drama features strong performances from Barry Jones and André Morell as the barristers and this helps lift this rather slow-moving drama along to quite a gripping denouement (an unique peculiarity of the Scottish legal system). Maybe not David Lean's best or most notable work, but you can see his hallmark style all over this. (PS: keep an ear out for a wonderfully presbyterian performance from John Laurie - you will recognise his voice long before he comes into shot).
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