The Bride of Darkness (1945)

  • NR
  • 03/22/1945 (FR)
  • Crime, Horror, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
  • 1h 40m

Overview

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.

Gaston Bonheur

Screenplay

Jean Anouilh

Screenplay

Serge de Poligny

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Pierre Richard-Willm's headshot

Pierre Richard-Willm

Roland Samblaca
Jany Holt's headshot

Jany Holt

Sylvie
Line Noro's headshot

Line Noro

Mlle Perdrières
Anne Belval's headshot

Anne Belval

Marie-Claude
Gaston Gabaroche's headshot

Gaston Gabaroche

Éloi
Robert Dhéry's headshot

Robert Dhéry

L'aubergiste de Tournebelle
Simone Valère's headshot

Simone Valère

Dominique
Fernand Charpin's headshot

Fernand Charpin

Fontvieille

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