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The Man Who Sold His Soul
Directed by Jean-Paul Paulin
Written byCharles Méré
Based onL'Homme qui vendit son âme au Diable by Pierre-Gilles Veber
Produced by Charles Méré
Starring Michèle Alfa
André Luguet
Mona Goya
Cinematography Jean Bourgoin
Edited by Andrée Sélignac
Music by Henri Goublier
Production
company
Les Films Minerva
Distributed byLes Films Minerva
Release date
  • 20 September 1943 (1943-09-20)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

The Man Who Sold His Soul (French: L'homme qui vendit son âme) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Michèle Alfa, André Luguet and Mona Goya. [1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet. It is based on a 1918 novel by Pierre-Gilles Veber, previously adapted into a 1921 silent film.

Synopsis

A bank headed by Martial is about to collapse, until he is approached by the evil Grégori who offers him unlimited credit so long as he agrees to do the utmost harm in the world. Martial is ultimately freed from the grip of this diabolical character by the moral Blanche.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Rège p.799
  2. ^ "L'Homme qui vendit son âme de Jean-Paul Paulin (1943)". Unifrance. Retrieved 2024-04-21.

Bibliography

  • Moraly, Yehuda. Revolution in Paradise: Veiled Representations of Jewish Characters in the Cinema of Occupied France. Liverpool University Press, 2019.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.