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The Devil's Envoys
The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys

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RomanceFantasyDrama

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At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

05 December 1942

Country

France

Cast

Arletty

Arletty

Dominique, a Minstrel

Marie Déa

Marie Déa

Anne Hugues

Fernand Ledoux

Fernand Ledoux

Baron Hugues, Anne's father

Alain Cuny

Alain Cuny

Gilles, a Minstrel

Roger Blin

Roger Blin

The Monster Showman

Gabriel Gabrio

Gabriel Gabrio

The Executioner

Marcel Herrand

Marcel Herrand

Baron Renaud, Anne's fiancé

Jules Berry

Jules Berry

The Devil

Pierre Labry

Pierre Labry

A Lord

Jean d'Yd

Jean d'Yd

The Playboy

Janine Berry

Janine Berry

(uncredited)

Claudye Carter

Claudye Carter

(uncredited)

François Chaumette

François Chaumette

Gillaume, un page (uncredited)

Jean Darnel

Jean Darnel

Un page (uncredited)

Arsenio Freignac

Arsenio Freignac

(uncredited)

Guy Henry

Guy Henry

(uncredited)

Robert Hébert

Robert Hébert

(uncredited)

Robert Le Béal

Robert Le Béal

(uncredited)

Marie-Thérèse Moissel

Marie-Thérèse Moissel

(uncredited)

Piéral

Piéral

Un nain (uncredited)

Alain Resnais

Alain Resnais

Extra (uncredited)

Madeleine Rousset

Madeleine Rousset

(uncredited)

Georges Sellier

Georges Sellier

(uncredited)

Simone Signoret

Simone Signoret

Extra (uncredited)

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