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Director:
Marcel Carné
Writers:
Jacques Prévert (writer) and
Pierre Laroche (writer)
Release Date:
29 August 1947 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Romance more
Plot:
At the end of the 15th century, two minstrels Gilles and Dominique come from nowhere into the castle of Baron Hugues... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Arletty ... Dominique

Marie Déa ... Anne
Fernand Ledoux ... Le baron Hugues
Alain Cuny ... Gilles
Pierre Labry ... Le seigneur
Jean d'Yd ... Le baladin
Roger Blin ... Le montreur de monstres
Gabriel Gabrio ... Le bourreau
Marcel Herrand ... Le baron Renaud
Jules Berry ... Le diable
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Devil's Envoys (International: English title)
Der Teufel gibt sich die Ehre (West Germany) [de]
Die Nacht mit dem Teufel (Germany) [de]
Die Satansboten (Austria) [de]
Ikuinen rakkaus (Finland) [fi]
L'amore e il diavolo (Italy) [it]
Los visitantes de la noche (Argentina) [es]
Nattens gäster (Sweden) [sv]
Os trovadores Malditos (Portugal) [pt]
Wieczorni goscie (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:115 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (f)
Filming Locations:
Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France more
Company:
Productions André Paulvé more

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Featured in Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1998) (V) more

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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
What A Night, 20 February 2004
10/10
Author: writers_reign

The beauty of this stand-out collaboration between Jacques Prevert and Marcel Carne - in the middle of their great hitting streak - is that it works even without the 'coded' references which were a necessity at a time of German Occupation in France. So even when you watch Jules Berry as just the Devil and not a symbol for Hitler and likewise view the two visitors not as symbols of the Resistance but merely two wandering minstrels it still plays and you'll go a long way to find a more poetic image/symbol than Prevert's finale in which the Devil turns the lovers to stone before our eyes yet their hearts keep on beating. Not least of the pleasures on offer is future icon Simone Signoret as an extra but the whole schmeer, complete with some tasty lyrics by Prevert, is a total delight. 8/10

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