---
title: 'Madeleine (1950)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Lean'
released: '1950-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/madeleine-1950'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042700/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Madeleine (1950)

1950 · 114 min · Drama, History, Crime · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Madeleine is a 1950 British period film noir directed by David Lean and starring Ann Todd, Norman Wooland, Ivan Desny and Leslie Banks. It is based on the true story of Madeleine Smith (Todd), a young Glasgow woman from a wealthy family who was tried in 1857 for the murder of her lover, Émile L'Angelier (Desny). The trial was much publicised in the newspapers of the day and labelled "the trial of the century".

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Nicholas Phipps](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-phipps)
- **Director:** [David Lean](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-lean)
- **Original Music Composer:** [William Alwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-alwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Guy Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-green)
- **Editor:** [Clive Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-donner)

## Cast

- [John Laurie](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-laurie)
- [Henry Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-edwards)
- [Anthony Newley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-newley)
- [Nicholas Phipps](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-phipps)
- [Edward Chapman](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-chapman)
- [Amy Veness](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-veness)
- [Jean Cadell](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-cadell)
- [Barbara Everest](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-everest)
- [André Morell](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-morell)
- [Leslie Banks](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-banks)
- [Barry Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-jones)
- [Ann Todd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-todd)
- [Eva Bartok](https://cinepixo.com/people/eva-bartok)
- [Ivan Desny](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-desny)
- [Elizabeth Sellars](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-sellars)

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