Devil and the Angel

Devil and the Angel 1946 Directed by Pierre Chenal La Foire aux chimères

The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit banknotes. The young woman does everything to make people forget her infirmity. One day, following an operation, she recovers her sight and notices the physical and moral ugliness of her husband. She hides her cure until the day when Frank, taken by the police, kills one of his accomplices and commits suicide. Jeanne leaves to join a friend with whom she was performing in a circus.

Country France

Production Country France

Language French

Spoken Languages French , Spanish

Gnere Drama

Production Company France Cinéma Productions

Release Date 30 October 1946

107 mins