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All This and Heaven Too
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| All This and Heaven Too | |
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| Directed by | Anatole Litvak |
| Produced by | David Lewis Anatole Litvak |
| Written by | Casey Robinson Rachel Field (novel) |
| Starring | Bette Davis Charles Boyer Barbara O'Neil |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Cinematography | Ernest Haller |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  4 July 1940 |
| Running time | 141 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
All This, and Heaven Too is a 1940 drama film made by Warner Bros.-First National Pictures, produced and directed by Anatole Litvak with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer. The screenplay was adapted by Casey Robinson from the novel by Rachel Field. The music was by Max Steiner and the cinematography by Ernest Haller.
The film stars Bette Davis and Charles Boyer with Barbara O'Neil, Jeffrey Lynn, Virginia Weidler, Helen Westley, Walter Hampden, Henry Daniell, Harry Davenport, George Coulouris, Montagu Love, Janet Beecher and June Lockhart.
The film tells the story of a governess, Henriette Deluzy-Desportes (Bette Davis) who is accused of having an affair with her employer, the Duc de Praslin (Charles Boyer), and who is then accused of complicity in the murder of his wife, the Duchesse de Praslin (Barbara O'Neil).
While the movie was not a box-office success, it was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture. O'Neil was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Ernest Haller for Best Cinematography.
The title of this film inspired the 1941 animated film "All This and Rabbit Stew".
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