The Divided Heart

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The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.

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The Divided Heart canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived Venice Film Festival award ⓘ
basedOn true story ⓘ
blackAndWhite true ⓘ
cinematographyBy Otto Heller ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Charles Crichton ⓘ
distributor Ealing Studios ⓘ
editedBy Seth Holt ⓘ
filmingLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
hasSubject adoptive parents ⓘ
biological parents ⓘ
child custody ⓘ
war orphans ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage English ⓘ
inspiredBy post-World War II displaced persons cases ⓘ
medium feature film ⓘ
musicBy William Alwyn ⓘ
narrativeFocus adoption ⓘ
biological parents ⓘ
custody dispute ⓘ
emotional conflict ⓘ
legal struggle ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
partOf Ealing Studios films ⓘ
linked to: Ealing Studios
producer Michael Balcon ⓘ
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
productionCompany Ealing Studios ⓘ
releaseDecade 1950s ⓘ
releaseYear 1954 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 89 ⓘ
screenedAt Venice Film Festival ⓘ
screenwriter Jack Whittingham ⓘ
Michael Balcon ⓘ
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
settingTime postwar Europe ⓘ
starredActor Alexander Knox ⓘ
Armin Dahlen ⓘ
Cornell Borchers ⓘ
Michael Balcon ⓘ
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon

Yvonne Mitchell ⓘ
theme family separation ⓘ
identity ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
postwar trauma ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Michael Balcon → notableWork → The Divided Heart ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
Gordon Dines → notableWork → The Divided Heart ⓘ
Wilfred Shingleton → notableWork → The Divided Heart ⓘ