Movie · 1990
The Passion of Bernadette
“Biography about the life of Bernadette Soubirous after she entered the convent.”
Released 9 May 1990 106 min Drama / History More from 1990 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
French filmmaker Jean Delannoy directs this inspiring sequel to his biopic about Marie-Bernarde Soubirous (portrayed by Sydney Penny), a young shepherdess who claimed to have seen numerous apparitions of the Lady in White at Lourdes in 1858. Chronicling Bernadette's years with the Sisters of Charity of Nevers convent, the film traces her life from age 22 until her untimely death from tuberculosis at age 35.
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How old were they?
Maurice Jacquemont
as Monsignor Fourcade
Georges Wilson
as Bishop Dupanloup
Emmanuelle Riva
as Mother Marie-Thérèse Vauzou
Roland Lesaffre
as François Soubirous
Catherine de Seynes
as Sister Eléonore
Malka Ribowska
as Mistress of novices
Michel Ruhl
as Doctor Saint-Cyr
Jean-Marie Bernicat
as Mr. Pailhasson
Maurice Vaudaux
Dorothée Jemma
as Sister Emilie
Bernard Gabay
as Jean-Marie, Bernadette's brother
Sydney Penny
as Bernadette
Michèle Simonnet
as Louise Soubirous
Michèle André
Céline Bellanger
Laurent Claret
as Monsignor de Mérode
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The numbers
62years between the oldest and youngest billed
80Maurice Jacquemont — oldest on the call sheet
18Sydney Penny — youngest billed
51average age of the credited cast