The Bride of Darkness (1945)
CrimeHorrorDramaFantasyMystery
Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian, Mr. Toulzac. He is a retired teacher who wishes to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. Sylvie meets Roland, a composer who instills new hope into her troubled mind. Mr. Toulzac then asks her then to renounce the world and go down a secret tomb he has just found.
Director:
Serge de Poligny
Writers:
Gaston Bonheur, Jean Anouilh, Serge de Poligny.
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Pierre Richard-Willm as Roland Samblaca |
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Jany Holt as Sylvie |
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Line Noro as Mlle Perdrières |
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Anne Belval as Marie-Claude |
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Gaston Gabaroche as Éloi |
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Robert Dhéry as L'aubergiste de Tournebelle |
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Simone Valère as Dominique |
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Fernand Charpin as Fontvieille |
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Pierre Palau as |
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Robert Dhéry as |
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Édouard Delmont as |
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Nicole Bely as |
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Lilly Greco as |
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Julien Maffre as |
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Jean-Pierre Belmon as |
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Léonce Corne as |
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Paul Demange as |
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Jean Diéner as |
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Guy Favières as |
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Marcel Maupi as |
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Marcelle Monthil as |
| Writing | Gaston Bonheur | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jean Anouilh | Screenplay |
| Directing | Serge de Poligny | Director |
| Editing | Jean Feyte | Editor |
| Art | Jacques Krauss | Production Design |
| Writing | Serge de Poligny | Screenplay |
| Sound | Marcel Mirouze | Music |
| Camera | Roger Hubert | Director of Photography |