Carnival of Sinners
1943·France·82 min.
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A man arrives at an isolated mountain inn clutching a small box. The man is panic-struck when, during a sudden blackout, the box disappears. To the assembled guests at the inn he tells his tragic story. The man, Roland Brissot, was once a penniless artist who, one day, bought a talisman from the owner of a restaurant for one franc. The talisman, a severed hand in a box, immediately transformed Brissot’s life and he became a hugely successful artist. Then, one day, he receives a visit from a small man in a suit who tells him that in buying the talisman, he has sold his soul to the Devil...
DirectorMaurice Tourneur
MusicRoger Dumas
CinematographyArmand Thirard
CastPierre Fresnay·Josseline Gaël·Noel Roquevert·Guillaume de Sax·Pierre Larquey·André Gabriello·Antonio Balpetré
Original titleLa main du diable