Carnival of Sinners (1943)
La main du diable
80 min
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.
- Release date
- March 21, 1943
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Roger Dumas
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
- Josseline Gaël as Irène
- Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
- Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
- Palau as Le petit homme
- Pierre Larquey as Ange
- André Gabriello as Le dîneur
- Antoine Balpêtré as Denis
- Marcelle Rexiane as Madame Denis
- Georges Chamarat as Duval
- Jean Davy as Le mousquetaire
- Jean Despeaux as Le boxeur
- André Bacqué as Monk Maximus Léo (uncredited)
- René Blancard as The surgeon (uncredited)
- Jean Coquelin as The notary (uncredited)
- Georges Douking as The thief (uncredited)
- Gabrielle Fontan as The chiromancer (uncredited)
- Albert Malbert as Verdure (uncredited)
- Marcelle Monthil as The Colonel (uncredited)
- Colette Régis as Madame Duval (uncredited)
- Louis Salou as The games Director (uncredited)
- André Varennes as Le colonel
Crew
- Maurice Tourneur · Director
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois · Writer
- Honoré de Balzac · Writer
- Gérard de Nerval · Writer
- Maurice Tourneur · Producer
- Roger Dumas · Composer
- Armand Thirard · Cinematographer
- Andrej Andrejew · Production designer