The Devil's Envoys

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The Devil's Envoys

1942

2h 1m

6.8(72 votes)

Romance

Fantasy

Drama

Overview

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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Cast & Crew

24 members

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Arletty

Dominique, a Minstrel

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Marie Déa

Anne Hugues

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Fernand Ledoux

Baron Hugues, Anne's father

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Alain Cuny

Gilles, a Minstrel

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Roger Blin

The Monster Showman

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Gabriel Gabrio

The Executioner

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Marcel Herrand

Baron Renaud, Anne's fiancé

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Jules Berry

The Devil

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Pierre Labry

A Lord

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Jean d'Yd

The Playboy

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Janine Berry

(uncredited)

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Claudye Carter

(uncredited)

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François Chaumette

Gillaume, un page (uncredited)

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Jean Darnel

Un page (uncredited)

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Arsenio Freignac

(uncredited)

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Guy Henry

(uncredited)

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Robert Hébert

(uncredited)

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Robert Le Béal

(uncredited)

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Marie-Thérèse Moissel

(uncredited)

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Piéral

Un nain (uncredited)

Directing

Alain Resnais

Extra (uncredited)

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Madeleine Rousset

(uncredited)

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Georges Sellier

(uncredited)

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Simone Signoret

Extra (uncredited)

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