Crime ·Horror ·Drama ·Fantasy ·Mystery · France · 1945 · 1h 40m

The Bride of Darkness

La Fiancée des ténèbres

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Director
Serge de Poligny
Cast
Pierre Richard-Willm as Roland Samblaca Jany Holt as Sylvie Line Noro as Mlle Perdrières Anne Belval as Marie-Claude Gaston Gabaroche as Éloi Robert Dhéry as L'aubergiste de Tournebelle
Crew
Roger Hubert — Director of Photography Jean Feyte — Editor Jean Anouilh — Screenplay Gaston Bonheur — Screenplay Serge de Poligny — Screenplay Jacques Krauss — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Serge de Poligny Director Roger Hubert Director of Photography Jean Feyte Editor Jean Anouilh Screenplay Gaston Bonheur Screenplay Serge de Poligny Screenplay Jacques Krauss Production Design
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