The Devil's Envoys

The Devil's Envoys

Infobox Film
name = The Devil's Envoys


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caption = Film poster under original French Title
director = Marcel Carné
producer = André Paulve
writer = Pierre Laroche Jacques Prévert
narrator =
starring = Arletty Jules Berry Marie Déa Marcel Herrand Fernand Ledoux Alain Cuny
music = Maurice Thiriet
cinematography = Roger Hubert
editing = Henri Rust
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released = 1942
runtime = 118 min.
country = France
language =
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gross =
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amg_id = 1:29006
imdb_id = 0035521

"The Devil's Envoys" ("Les Visiteurs du Soir", translated as "The Night Visitors") is a 1942 film by French film director Marcel Carné, famous for his romantic tragedy, "Children of Paradise" (1945). The film, which debuted on 5 December 1942 during the Nazi occupation of France, is an allegory of the eternal struggle between good and evil as fourteenth-century lovers defy the Devil.

The film stars Arletty, Marie Déa, Jules Berry, Fernand Ledoux, Alain Cuny and, in a minor role, Simone Signoret.

References

*cite web | author=Jean-Louis Bergami| title=Les visiteurs du soir (Marcel Carné - 1942)| format=http | work=Cinéma: Marcel Carné - Les visiteurs du soir (1942) | url=http://www.chez.com/jbergami/cinema_tv/les_visiteurs_du_soir.htm| accessdate=January 14| accessyear=2006

External links

*imdb title|id=0035521|title=The Devil's Envoys


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