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The Story of Adèle H.

6.9 98 mins Drama   History   Romance   1975
Les Films du Carrosse   Les Productions Artistes Associés  
Director(s): François Truffaut

Release Date: 08 Wed, Oct 1975

Halifax, 1863: Miss Lewly arrives in Halifax to search for Lt Pinson, with whom she is madly in love. Actually, she is Adèle Hugo, second daughter of the great French author of Les Misèrables and statesman. However, her feelings for Pinson are unrequited, but she is so delusional that his attempts to dissuade her are unsuccessful.

Casts of The Story of Adèle H.

Isabelle Adjani

as Adèle Hugo

Bruce Robinson

as Lt Albert Pinson

Sylvia Marriott

as Mrs. Saunders

Joseph Blatchley

as Mr. Whistler, the Bookseller

Ruben Dorey

as Mr. Saunders

Ivry Gitlis

as Hypnotist

Louise Bourdet

as Victor Hugo's Servant

Cecil De Sausmarez

as Mr. Lenoir, notary

Clive Gillingham

as Keaton, bank employee

Roger Martin

as Doctor Murdock

M. White

as Colonel White

Jean-Pierre Leursse

as Black Penpusher

Chantal Durpoix

as Young Whore (uncredited)

Jacques Frejabue

as Cabinetmaker (uncredited)

Carl Hathwell

as Lt. Pinson's Batman (uncredited)

Thi-Loan Nguyen

as Madmoiselle Tilly (uncredited)

François Truffaut

as Officer (uncredited)

Ralph Williams

as Canadian (uncredited)

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