Fantasy ·Drama ·Horror · France · 1943 · 1h 20m

Carnival of Sinners

La Main du Diable

Carnival of Sinners poster
Director
Maurice Tourneur
Cast
Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot Josseline Gaël as Irène Noël Roquevert as Mélisse Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin Pierre Palau as Le petit homme Pierre Larquey as Ange
Crew
Armand Thirard — Director of Photography Christian Gaudin — Editor Roger Dumas — Original Music Composer Jean-Paul Le Chanois — Screenplay Gérard de Nerval — Novel Maurice Tourneur — Producer
Synopsis

A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.

Trailer Carnival of Sinners — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
supernaturalpact with the deviltalismandevilstruggling artist
Key Collaborators
Maurice Tourneur Director Armand Thirard Director of Photography Christian Gaudin Editor Roger Dumas Original Music Composer Jean-Paul Le Chanois Screenplay Gérard de Nerval Novel Maurice Tourneur Producer Alfred Greven Producer Andrej Andrejew Production Design
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