The Divided Heart

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The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.

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instanceOf British drama film
film
awardReceived Venice Film Festival award
basedOn true story
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Otto Heller
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Charles Crichton
distributor Ealing Studios
editedBy Seth Holt
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre drama film
hasSubject adoptive parents
biological parents
child custody
war orphans
hasTitleLanguage English
inspiredBy post-World War II displaced persons cases
medium feature film
musicBy William Alwyn
narrativeFocus adoption
biological parents
custody dispute
emotional conflict
legal struggle
originalLanguage English
partOf Ealing Studios films
linked to: Ealing Studios
producer Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
productionCompany Ealing Studios
releaseDecade 1950s
releaseYear 1954
runtimeMinutes 89
screenedAt Venice Film Festival
screenwriter Jack Whittingham
Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
settingTime postwar Europe
starredActor Alexander Knox
Armin Dahlen
Cornell Borchers
Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon

Yvonne Mitchell
theme family separation
identity
motherhood
postwar trauma

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Michael Balcon notableWork The Divided Heart
subject linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
Gordon Dines notableWork The Divided Heart
Wilfred Shingleton notableWork The Divided Heart