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A work of poetry and dark humor, Les visiteurs du soir is a lyrical medieval fantasy from the great French director Marcel Carné. Two strangers dressed as minstrels (Arletty and Alain Cuny) arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and are revealed to be emissaries of the devil, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love. Often interpreted as an allegory for the Nazi occupation of France, during which it was made, Les visiteurs du soir—wittily written by Jacques Prévert and Pierre Laroche, and elegantly designed by Alexandre Trauner and shot by Roger Hubert—is a moving tale of love conquering all.
Original Release
12/05/1942
US Release
08/29/1947
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Arletty | Dominique - un ménestrel / Dominique |
Marie Déa | Anne Hugue - la fille du baron qui se fiance avec Renaud / Anne |
Fernand Ledoux | Le baron Hugues - le châtelain, père d'Anne / Le baron Hugues |
Alain Cuny | Gilles - un ménestrel / 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 - le fiancé d'Anne / Le baron Renaud |
Jules Berry | Le diable |
Directors
Writers
Jacques Prévert, Pierre Laroche
Cast
Name | Character |
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Arletty | Dominique - un ménestrel / Dominique |
Marie Déa | Anne Hugue - la fille du baron qui se fiance avec Renaud / Anne |
Fernand Ledoux | Le baron Hugues - le châtelain, père d'Anne / Le baron Hugues |
Alain Cuny | Gilles - un ménestrel / 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 - le fiancé d'Anne / Le baron Renaud |
Jules Berry | Le diable |
François Chaumette | Gillaume - Un page |
Jean Darnel | Un page |
Piéral | Un nain |
Alain Resnais | Extra |
Simone Signoret | Extra |
Producers
Name | Role |
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André Paulvé | Producer |