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title: 'The Story of Adele H. (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'François Truffaut'
released: '1975-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-story-of-adele-h-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073114/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Story of Adele H. (1975)

1975 · 96 min · Drama, History · France

Original title: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.

## Synopsis

The Story of Adèle H. is a 1975 French historical drama film directed by François Truffaut, and starring Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Joseph Blatchley and Ivry Gitlis. Written by Truffaut, Jean Gruault and Suzanne Schiffman, the film is about Adèle Hugo, the daughter of writer Victor Hugo, whose obsessive unrequited love for a military officer leads to her downfall. The story is based on Adèle Hugo's diaries. Filming took place on location in Guernsey and Senegal.

## Credits

- **Director:** [François Truffaut](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-truffaut)
- **Screenplay:** [François Truffaut](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-truffaut), [Suzanne Schiffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-schiffman), [Jean Gruault](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gruault)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Maurice Jaubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-jaubert)
- **Producer:** [Claude Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-miller)
- **Director of Photography:** [Néstor Almendros](https://cinepixo.com/people/nestor-almendros)
- **Editor:** [Martine Barraqué](https://cinepixo.com/people/martine-barraque)

## Cast

- [Bruce Robinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-robinson) as Lieutenant Albert Pinson
- [Ivry Gitlis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivry-gitlis) as Le magicien-magnétiseur
- [Isabelle Adjani](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-adjani) as Adèle Hugo
- [François Truffaut](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-truffaut) as Un officier

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