
Devil and the Angel
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
107 min
Release Date
1946-10-30
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
5.4
Erich von Stroheim
Frank Davis
Madeleine Sologne
Jeanne "Angela"
Louis Salou
Furet
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Lenoir
Margo Lion
Marie-Louise
Yves Vincent
Robert
Claudine Dupuis
Clara
Pierre Labry
Inspector Gardel
Georges Vitray
Bank manager
George Cusin
Marcel Mérovée
Doudou
Gustave Gallet
Frank Davis' secretary
Annette Poivre
The substitute
Eugène Frouhins
Domestic
Denise Benoit
Jean-Paul Moulinot
Dora Doll
Lenoir's secretary
Howard Vernon
Furet henchman
Maurice Devienne
Bill Bocket
Circus employee
Paul Delauzac
Surgeon
Yves Deniaud
Furet's Intermediary
Jean Gabert
Line Renaud
Cabaret singer
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5.7
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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6.8
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7.3
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0.0
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