Sortilèges (1945)

France,
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
  • by Walt Lee p.453 – credits