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Which film is based on a Werfel novel?

  • The Great Escape

  • Paths of Glory

  • The Song of Bernadette

  • Casablanca

Answer

"The Song of Bernadette" is a 1943 American drama film based on the 1942 novel of the same name by Franz Werfel. The film tells the story of Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant girl who claimed to have witnessed apparitions of the Virgin Mary in 1858 in Lourdes, France. The film was a critical and commercial success, winning four Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Jennifer Jones as Bernadette.
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