Hélène
1936, French. Directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy.
Helene is based on Helene Wilfur, a novel by Vicki (Grand Hotel) Baum. Madeleine Renaud essays the title role, a young medical student in love with aspiring musician Pierre Regnier (Jean-Lous Barrault). Pierre's father, a noted surgeon, puts pressure on his son to give up music in favor of medicine. Unable to withstand his father's remonstrations, Pierre kills himself, prompting the grieving Madeleine to forget all about romance and dedicate her life to the cause of healing others. Wilfur avoids the usual soap-opera goo by offering realistic performances and credible dialogue (the English-language subtitles were composed by erudite film critic Herman G. Weinberg).
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Jean Benoît-LévyDirector
- Madeleine RenaudHélène Wilfur
- Jean-Louis BarraultPierre Régnier
- Constant RémyProfessor Amboise
- Héléna MansonValérie
- Odette JoyeuxFrançoise
- Robert Le ViganDoctor Regnier
- Georges BeverThe lab boy
- Jeanne HelblingYvonne Amboise
- Blanche PeyrensThe doctor
- Greta BuelensTotoche
- Marguerite DaulboysThe widow
- René DaryMarcel
Details
- Released
- 17 October 1936
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Marie Epstein, Jean Benoît-Lévy
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Hélène runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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Hélène isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 October 1936. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
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Who directed Hélène?
Hélène (1936) was directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and stars Madeleine Renaud, Jean-Louis Barrault, Constant Rémy.