Conspiracy of Hearts
| Conspiracy of Hearts | |
|---|---|
 Original British cinema poster | |
| Directed by | Ralph Thomas |
| Produced by | Betty E. Box |
| Written by | Robert Presnell Jr. |
| Starring |
Lilli Palmer Sylvia Syms Yvonne Mitchell Ronald Lewis |
| Music by | Angelo Francesco Lavagnino |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Alfred Roome |
Production company | |
| Distributed by |
Rank Film Distributors (UK) Paramount Pictures (USA) |
Release dates | 1960 |
Running time | 113 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Conspiracy of Hearts is a 1960 British Second World War film, directed by Ralph Thomas, about nuns in Italy smuggling Jewish children out of an internment camp near their convent to save them from the Holocaust. It stars Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell and Ronald Lewis, and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Film Promoting International Understanding at the 18th Golden Globe Awards in 1961.
Cast
- Lilli Palmer as Mother Katharine
- Sylvia Syms as Sister Mitya
- Yvonne Mitchell as Sister Gerta
- Ronald Lewis as Major Spoletti
- Albert Lieven as Colonel Horsten
- Peter Arne as Lieutenant Schmidt
- Nora Swinburne as Sister Tia
- Michael Goodliffe as Father Desmaines
- Megs Jenkins as Sister Constance
- David Kossoff as the Rabbi
- Jenny Laird as Sister Honoria
- George Coulouris as Petrelli
- Phyllis Neilson-Terry as Sister Elisaveta
- Maureen Pryor as Sister Consuela
Reception
Betty Box says Rank did not want them to make the movie but allowed her because of the success of the Doctor in the House series. "They said, 'It's religion, it's nuns, it's wartime, who wants to know? Tell you what, make us another Doctor and you can do it!"[1]
The film was a financial success being the 5th most popular film at the British box office in 1960.[1]
References
External links
- Conspiracy of Hearts in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
- Conspiracy of Hearts at the British Film Institute's Film and TV Database
- Conspiracy of Hearts at the British Board of Film Classification
- Conspiracy of Hearts at the Internet Movie Database
- Conspiracy of Hearts at AllMovie