All This, and Heaven Too - 1940

When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.

141min
1940
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.4/10

Cast

Bette Davis profile pictureBette DavisHenriette Deluzy-Desportes
Charles Boyer profile pictureCharles BoyerDuc de Praslin
Jeffrey Lynn profile pictureJeffrey LynnHenry Martyn Field
Barbara O'Neil profile pictureBarbara O'NeilDuchesse de Praslin
Helen Westley profile pictureHelen WestleyMadame LeMaire
Henry Daniell profile pictureHenry DaniellBroussais
George Coulouris profile pictureGeorge CoulourisCharpentier
Montagu Love profile pictureMontagu LoveMarechal Sebastiani
Janet Beecher profile pictureJanet BeecherMiss Haines
Fritz Leiber profile pictureFritz LeiberAbbe Gallard
Ian Keith profile pictureIan KeithDeLangle
Mary Anderson profile pictureMary AndersonRebecca Jay
Ann Gillis profile pictureAnn GillisEmily Schuyler
Peggy Stewart profile picturePeggy StewartHelen Lexington
Egon Brecher profile pictureEgon BrecherDoctor (uncredited)
Virginia Brissac profile pictureVirginia BrissacNun (uncredited)
Georgia Caine profile pictureGeorgia CaineLady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Glen Cavender profile pictureGlen CavenderJean (uncredited)
Cora Sue Collins profile pictureCora Sue CollinsLouise de Rham (uncredited)
Maurice Costello profile pictureMaurice CostelloExtra (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey profile pictureClaire Du BreyNun (uncredited)
Mary Forbes profile pictureMary ForbesLady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Brenda Fowler profile pictureBrenda FowlerNun (uncredited)
Creighton Hale profile pictureCreighton HaleShip's Officer (uncredited)
Leyland Hodgson profile pictureLeyland HodgsonCaptain (uncredited)
Anne Howard profile pictureAnne HowardIsabelle Loullard (uncredited)
Marilyn Knowlden profile pictureMarilyn KnowldenMarianna Van Horn (uncredited)
Vera Lewis profile pictureVera LewisQueen Amélia of France (uncredited)
Eric Mayne profile pictureEric MayneMember of the Court (uncredited)
Natalie Moorhead profile pictureNatalie MoorheadLady at the Theatre (uncredited)
Frank Reicher profile pictureFrank ReicherPolice Official (uncredited)
Christian Rub profile pictureChristian RubLoti (uncredited)

About All This, and Heaven Too

All This, and Heaven Too Overview

When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.

Runtime: 141min

Extra details

Original Title: All This, and Heaven Too
Original Language: English
Directed By: Anatole Litvak
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures