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The Bride of Darkness
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The Bride of Darkness 1945 Directed by Serge de Poligny La Fiancée des ténèbres

Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian, Mr. Toulzac. He is a retired teacher who wishes to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. Sylvie meets Roland, a composer who instills new hope into her troubled mind. Mr. Toulzac then asks her then to renounce the world and go down a secret tomb he has just found.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Language French
Gneres Crime , Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery
Production Company Éclair-Journal
Release Date 22 March 1945
100 mins
Cast
Pierre Richard-Willm
Pierre Richard-Willm Roland Samblaca
Jany Holt
Jany Holt Sylvie
Line Noro
Line Noro Mlle Perdrières
Anne Belval
Anne Belval Marie-Claude
Gaston Gabaroche
Gaston Gabaroche Éloi
Robert Dhéry
Robert Dhéry L'aubergiste de Tournebelle
Simone Valère
Simone Valère Dominique
Fernand Charpin
Fernand Charpin Fontvieille
Pierre Palau
Pierre Palau
Robert Dhéry
Robert Dhéry
Édouard Delmont
Édouard Delmont
Nicole Bely
Nicole Bely
Lilly Greco
Lilly Greco
Julien Maffre
Julien Maffre
Jean-Pierre Belmon
Jean-Pierre Belmon
Léonce Corne
Léonce Corne
Paul Demange
Paul Demange
Jean Diéner
Jean Diéner
Guy Favières
Guy Favières
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi
Marcelle Monthil
Marcelle Monthil
Crew
Director
Serge de Poligny
Serge de Poligny
Writers
Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh
Gaston Bonheur
Gaston Bonheur
Serge de Poligny
Serge de Poligny
Cinematography
Roger Hubert
Roger Hubert
Editor
Jean Feyte
Jean Feyte
Production Design
Jacques Krauss
Jacques Krauss
Music
Marcel Mirouze
Marcel Mirouze