Devil and the Angel
6.9
The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit banknotes. The young woman does everything to make people forget her infirmity. One day, following an operation, she recovers her sight and notices the physical and moral ugliness of her husband. She hides her cure until the day when Frank, taken by the police, kills one of his accomplices and commits suicide. Jeanne leaves to join a friend with whom she was performing in a circus.
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Cast
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Erich von Stroheim
Frank Davis
Known for
Sunset Boulevard
Grand Illusion
Madeleine Sologne
Jeanne "Angela"
Also in
The Eternal Return
Le Dessous des cartes
Louis Salou
Furet
Known for
Children of Paradise
Jean-Jacques Delbo
Lenoir
Known for
Perched on a Tree
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Margo Lion
Marie-Louise
Known for
Lola
The Breach
Yves Vincent
Robert
Known for
The Gendarme Gets Married
Hibernatus
Claudine Dupuis
Clara
Known for
Jenny Lamour
Pierre Labry
Inspector Gardel
Known for
The Devil's Envoys
The Story of a Cheat
Georges Vitray
Bank manager
Also in
The Tender Enemy
Sinners of Paris
George Cusin
Also in
Back to the Wall
Lovers of Paris
Marcel Mérovée
Doudou
Known for
Forbidden Games
Gustave Gallet
Frank Davis' secretary
Also in
My Cousin From Warsaw
Juliette, or Key of Dreams
Pierre Chenal Director
United States release December 2, 1949 · Produced in France · Languages French, Spanish
Production
France Cinéma Productions
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La Foire aux chimères
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Spanish
Release dates
France · October 30, 1946
Theatrical
United States · December 2, 1949
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Belgium
January 10, 1947 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 20, 1948 · Theatrical
Finland
December 6, 1946 · Theatrical
Germany
January 15, 1952 · Theatrical · West Germany
Portugal
November 2, 1952 · Theatrical
Spain
September 7, 1950 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
October 16, 1950 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
November 1, 1946 · Theatrical
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