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Sylvia and the Ghost
Sylvia and the Ghost

Sylvia and the Ghost

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FantasyRomanceComedy

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A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

06 February 1946

Country

France

Cast

Odette Joyeux

Odette Joyeux

Sylvie

François Périer

François Périer

Ramure, thief

Jean Desailly

Jean Desailly

Frederick

Jacques Tati

Jacques Tati

Ghost of Alain de Francigny

Pierre Larquey

Pierre Larquey

Baron Edouard

Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Hector, butler

Paul Demange

Paul Demange

Counsellor

Marguerite Cassan

Marguerite Cassan

Marthe

Lise Topart

Lise Topart

Girl

Gabrielle Fontan

Gabrielle Fontan

Marielle

Rognoni

Rognoni

Damas, antiques seller

Claude Marcy

Claude Marcy

Countess of Virtues

Louis Salou

Louis Salou

Anicet

Ana María Cassan

Ana María Cassan

Girl

Françoise Paillard

Françoise Paillard

Pierre Houssier

Pierre Houssier

Boy

Michel Houssier

Michel Houssier

Boy

Jean Gabert

Jean Gabert

Arlette Accart

Arlette Accart

(uncredited)

Aliette du Sire

Aliette du Sire

(uncredited)

Albert Michel

Albert Michel

Gabriel (uncredited)

Colette Ripert

Colette Ripert

(uncredited)

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