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Director:
Marcel Carné
Writers:
Jacques Prévert and
Pierre Laroche
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Release Date:
29 August 1947 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Fantasy | Romance See more »
Plot:
At the end of the 15th century, two minstrels Gilles and Dominique come from nowhere into the castle of Baron Hugues... See more » | Add synopsis »
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(13 articles)
What I Watched, What You Watched #190
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 28 April 2013, 8:00 AM, PDT)
"Les Visiteurs du Soir" Awaken from Nazi-Occupied France
 (From JustPressPlay. 16 November 2012, 4:20 AM, PST)
DVD Playhouse--October 2012
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 7 October 2012, 5:52 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Carné and Prévert at their best See more (7 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Arletty ... Dominique
Marie Déa ... Anne - la fille du baron qui se fiance avec Renaud

Fernand Ledoux ... Le baron Hugues - le châtelain, père d'Anne
Alain Cuny ... Gilles - un ménestrel
Pierre Labry ... Le seigneur
Jean d'Yd ... Le baladin
Roger Blin ... Le montreur de monstres
Gabriel Gabrio ... Le bourreau
Marcel Herrand ... Le baron Renaud - le fiancé d'Anne
Jules Berry ... Le diable
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janine Berry ... (uncredited)
Claudye Carter ... (uncredited)
François Chaumette ... Un page (uncredited)
Arsenio Freignac ... (uncredited)
Guy Henry ... (uncredited)
Robert Hébert ... (uncredited)
Robert Le Béal ... (uncredited)
Marie-Thérèse Moissel ... (uncredited)
Piéral ... Un nain (uncredited)

Alain Resnais ... Extra (uncredited)
Madeleine Rousset ... (uncredited)
Georges Sellier ... (uncredited)

Simone Signoret ... Extra (uncredited)
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Directed by
Marcel Carné 
 
Writing credits
Jacques Prévert  and
Pierre Laroche 

Produced by
André Paulvé .... producer
 
Original Music by
Joseph Kosma 
Maurice Thiriet 
 
Cinematography by
Roger Hubert 
 
Film Editing by
Henri Rust 
 
Production Design by
Georges Wakhévitch  (as Georges Wakevitch)
 
Art Direction by
Alexandre Trauner (uncredited)
 
Set Decoration by
Léon Barsacq (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Georges Wakhévitch  (as Georges Wakevitch)
 
Production Management
Émile Darbon .... production manager
Paul Hartwig .... unit manager
Georges Lampin .... production manager
Gabriel Lhomme .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Sabas .... assistant director
Bruno Tireux .... assistant director
Michelangelo Antonioni .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Jacques Lebreton .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Fossard .... camera operator
 
Music Department
Charles Münch .... musical director
Joseph Kosma .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Marcel Carné .... story editor
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Les visiteurs du soir" - France (original title)
"The Devil's Envoys" - International (English title) (literal English title)
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Runtime:
120 min | USA:115 min
Country:
France
Language:
French
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12 (f) | France:U (Visa #9) | USA:Not Rated
Filming Locations:
Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, FranceSee more »
Company:
Productions André PaulvéSee more »

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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Jacquot de Nantes (1991)See more »

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10 out of 13 people found the following review useful.
Carné and Prévert at their best, 5 September 2006
Author: cat-that-goes-by-himself from France

Simply the most beautiful and moving movie that stemmed from the "réalisme poétique" movement. A truly atemporal story, despite the resistance allusions which can live long after the end of WWII.

What makes me really love this movie is the contrast between the very dated conventions of acting, the seemingly slow pace that was the rule at a time the video clips were still waiting in an unforeseeable future and the perfect consistency of the characters and psychology. The emotion is still intact no matter how much the way actors and directors are supposed to convey it has changed over decades.

What a bunch of great actors! True professionals working seamlessly together to serve a masterly written script. I really advise non-french speaking people to watch it in original version with subtitles, to enjoy the music of Prevert's poetic lines.

This movie is a real gem.

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