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In 1858 Lourdes, France, Bernadette, an adolescent peasant girl, has a vision of "a beautiful lady" in the city dump. She never claims it to be anything other than this, but the townspeople all assume it to be the Virgin Mary. The pompous government officials think she is nuts, and do their best to suppress the girl and her followers, and the church wants nothing to do with the whole matter. But as Bernadette attracts wider and wider attention, the phenomenon overtakes everyone in the the town, and transforms their lives.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jennifer JonesJennifer JonesBernadette
  • Photo of William EytheWilliam EytheAntoine Nicolau
  • Photo of Charles BickfordCharles BickfordFather Peyramale
  • Photo of Vincent PriceVincent PriceProsecutor Vital Dutour
  • Photo of Lee J. CobbLee J. CobbDr. Dozous
  • Photo of Gladys CooperGladys CooperSister Marie Therese Vauzous
  • Photo of Anne RevereAnne RevereLouise Soubirous
  • Photo of Roman BohnenRoman BohnenFrançois Soubirous
  • Photo of Mary AndersonMary AndersonJeanne Abadie
  • Photo of Patricia MorisonPatricia MorisonEmpress Eugenie

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