The Diary of a Chambermaid (1946)

19461h 27mdir. Jean RenoirUnited Statesdrama film

With Hurd Hatfield, Francis Lederer, Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Judith Anderson, Florence Bates, Reginald Owen, Irene Ryan

Directed by Jean Renoir

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The Diary of a Chambermaid is a 1946 American drama film about a newly hired servant who severely disrupts a wealthy family. The film was based on the 1900 novel of the same title by Octave Mirbeau and the play Le journal d'une femme de Chambre, written by André de Lorde, with André Heuse and Thielly Nores. The film was directed by Jean Renoir, and starred Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, Hurd Hatfield, and Francis Lederer. It was named the eighth best English-language film of 1946 by the National Board of Review.

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