Sylvia and the Ghost
6.9
A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.
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Cast
22 people
Odette Joyeux
Sylvie
Known for
La Ronde
François Périer
Ramure, thief
Known for
Le Samouraï
Nights of Cabiria
Jean Desailly
Frederick
Known for
The Soft Skin
The Professional
Jacques Tati
Ghost of Alain de Francigny
Known for
PlayTime
Jour de fête
Pierre Larquey
Baron Edouard
Known for
Diabolique
The Murderer Lives at Number 21
Julien Carette
Hector, butler
Known for
The Rules of the Game
Grand Illusion
Paul Demange
Counsellor
Known for
School for Postmen
Marguerite Cassan
Marthe
Known for
Picnic on the Grass
The Breach
Lise Topart
Girl
Also in
Cage of Girls
Counter Investigation
Gabrielle Fontan
Marielle
Known for
A Day in the Country
Daybreak
Rognoni
Damas, antiques seller
Known for
Children of Paradise
Claude Marcy
Countess of Virtues
Also in
The Great Game
Paris Romance
Claude Autant-Lara Director · Jean Aurenche Screenplay René Cloërec Composer
United States release October 14, 1950 · Produced in France · Original title Sylvie et le fantôme
Production
Écran Français
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sylvie et le fantôme
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 6, 1946
Theatrical
United States · October 14, 1950
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Austria
April 3, 1947 · Theatrical
Germany
July 1, 1947 · Theatrical
Hungary
July 3, 1947 · Theatrical
Italy
September 15, 1946 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
April 5, 1949 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 18, 1954 · Theatrical
XC
March 29, 1946 · Theatrical
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