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The Heart of the Matter is a 1953 British drama film based on the 1948 book of the same name by Graham Greene. It was directed by George More O'Ferrall for London Films. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival.
Jun 20, 2022 · Graham Greene's masterpiece, The Heart of the Matter, tells the story of a good man enmeshed in love, intrigue, and evil in a West African coastal town.
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The Heart of the Matter (1948) is a novel by English author Graham Greene. The book details a life-changing moral crisis for Henry Scobie. Greene, a former British intelligence officer in Freetown, British Sierra Leone, drew on his experience there.
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Mar 22, 2022 · The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene. Graham Greene’s great 1948 novel is set in a wartime, West African country and features Major Henry Scobie, a police commissioner, as its...
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Jun 3, 2008 · Shot partially on location in Sierra Leone, it's based on a dark story by Graham Greene, who, of course, was the writer behind The Third Man (1949), which was directed by Carol Reed and also features a stellar Howard performance.
- George More O'ferrall
- Trevor Howard
An unhappily married British security officer stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II falls in love with a young Austrian woman and starts an affair. He soon starts feeling guilty. Director. George More O'Ferrall. Writers. Lesley Storm. Ian Dalrymple. Graham Greene. Stars.
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Trevor Howard is a policeman who tries to get to "The Heart of the Matter" in this 1953 film based on the Graham Greene novel. It also stars Elizabeth Allan and Maria Schell. Howard plays Harry Scobie, a police officer in Sierra Leone.
