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title: 'The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean Renoir'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-diary-of-a-chambermaid-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038477/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)

1946 · 82 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1946 American drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. The film was based on the 1900 novel of the same title by Octave Mirbeau and the play Le journal d'une femme de Chambre, written by André de Lorde, with André Heuse and Thielly Nores. The film was directed by Jean Renoir, and starred Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, and Francis Lederer. It was named the eighth best English-language film of 1946 by the National Board of Review.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Burgess Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/burgess-meredith)
- **Producer:** [Burgess Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/burgess-meredith), [Paulette Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-goddard), [Benedict Bogeaus](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedict-bogeaus)
- **Director:** [Jean Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-renoir)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Michelet](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-michelet)
- **Director of Photography:** [Lucien Andriot](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucien-andriot)

## Cast

- [Francis Lederer](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-lederer)
- [Reginald Owen](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-owen)
- [Judith Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-anderson)
- [Almira Sessions](https://cinepixo.com/people/almira-sessions)
- [Burgess Meredith](https://cinepixo.com/people/burgess-meredith)
- [Florence Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-bates)
- [Paulette Goddard](https://cinepixo.com/people/paulette-goddard)
- [Irene Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/irene-ryan)
- [Hurd Hatfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/hurd-hatfield)

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