
France, 1945
100m
35mm film, black and white, 1.37:1
mono
French
A French horror film directed by Christian-Jaque.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Christian-Jaque
Moulin D'Or
Production Manager: Michel Manégat
Adaptation: Christian-Jaque, Jacques Prévert
Dialogue: Jacques Prévert
Novel: Horseman of Riouclare by Claude Boncompain
Assistant Director: René Delacroix
Director of Photography: Louis Page
Music: Henri Verdun
Production Designer: Robert Gys
Set Decorator: Emile Alex
Cast
Lucien Coëdel (Jean-Baptiste)
Fernand Ledoux (Fabret)
Renée Faure (Catherine Fabret)
Madeleine Robinson (Marthe)
Roger Pigaut (Pierre)
Georges Tourreil (brigadier)
Pierre Labry (village idiot)
Jacques Butin
Léonce Corne (shoemaker)
Léon Larive
Marcel Pérès
Michel Piccoli (villager)
Sinoël (grandmother)
Alternative Titles
The Bellman
Das Geheimnis der Berghütte – Austrian/German title
Noituutta – Finnish title
Silenziosa minaccia – Italian title
Trollmakt – Swedish title
References
Books
- Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.54
- Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.363
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.453 – credits