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The Heart of the Matter (1953)
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Ian Dalrymple (writer)
Graham Greene (novel)
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Release Date:
8 February 1954 (USA) more
Awards:
Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 nomination more
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an excellent film and good remake of Greene's novel more (4 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Trevor Howard | ... | Harry Scobie |
| Elizabeth Allan | ... | Louise Scobie |
| Maria Schell | ... | Helen Rolt |
| Denholm Elliott | ... | Wilson |
| Gérard Oury | ... | Yusef |
 | Peter Finch | ... | Father Rank |
| George Coulouris | ... | Portuguese captain |
| Michael Hordern | ... | Commissioner |
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105 min | USA:100 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:S | UK:PG | USA:Approved | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG
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The novel from which the film is adapted, drew upon author Graham Greene's wartime experiences in Sierra Leone, where he was employed by Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). more
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A fairly good remake of the Graham Greene novel. Though the ending is different from the novel, the tragic theme is prevalent throughout the film. Trevor Howard brings out Scobie's inner torment credibly - as the principled police officer scared of the misery around him. The colonial aspects of the time period are handled well, you can almost feel the heat and humidity and the occasional fevers that rack the body. This combined with good acting, flesh out the Greene novel faithfully. A terrific movie about the machinations of the human conscience, and what it can lead to.