- The Heart of the Matter (film)
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name = The Heart of the Matter
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director = George More O'Ferrall
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writer =Lesley Storm Ian Dalrymple Graham Greene (novel)
starring =Trevor Howard
Elizabeth AllanMaria Schell Denholm Elliott Gérard Oury Peter Finch George Coulouris
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cinematography =Jack Hildyard
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released = 1953
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country =UK
language = English
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imdb_id = 0047066"The Heart of the Matter" is a 1953 British film based on the book of the same name by
Graham Greene . It was directed byGeorge More O'Ferrall forLondon Films .Plot, cast and production
Trevor Howard plays Scobie, a policeman inSierra Leone . He is unhappily married to Louise, played by Elizabeth Allan. While she is away, he begins a love affair with Helen, a European played byMaria Schell . However, Scobie's Catholic faith leaves him tormented withguilt .The film also stars
Denholm Elliott ,Peter Finch ,Gérard Oury ,George Coulouris andMichael Hordern .It contains no original score, but instead features indigenous music from Sierra Leone in
West Africa , where location filming took place. The interiors were filmed atShepperton Studios inLondon . It was lensed inblack and white by notedcinematographer Jack Hildyard .Differences between film and book
The main difference between the film and the book is in the ending, which is almost equally bleak, but reversed from Greene's original story. In the book, Scobie's servant is killed (apparently an act of revenge by Yusef, here played by Gérard Oury). Scobie commits
suicide . In the film, Scobie "intends" to kill himself, but is interrupted by a fight breaking out. He intervenes and is shot. The servant (John Akar ) does not die, but instead Scobie dies in his servant's arms.External links
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* [http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=104144 Channel Four review]
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