Plot Summary
The legendary David Lean directs this retelling of the true-life events that led to the “trial of the century” in Victorian Scotland: the murder of Emile L’Angelier by his lover, the aristocratic Madeleine Smith (played with fervor by Lean's wife, Ann Todd). Part melodrama, part trial film, Madeleine exemplifies Lean’s well-wrought characters and directorial restraint.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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100%- Reviews Counted: 5
- Fresh: 5
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 7.9/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: One of three films Lean made virtually as star vehicles for his wife Ann Todd. Here she manages to extend the range of her semi-hysterical screen personality into a flimsily forceful character who pits her amoral deviousness against... rigid hypocrisy.
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