Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.
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Cast
11 people
Dita Parlo
Elsi
Known for
Grand Illusion
L'Atalante
Geymond Vital
Firmin
Known for
Diary of a Chambermaid
Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La mère de Firmin
Known for
The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris
Auguste Bovério
Mathias - le colporteur
Also in
Children of Paradise
Occult Forces
Dyk Rudens
Hans
No other roles listed
Hans Kaspar Ilg
Gottfried
No other roles listed
Nadia Sibirskaïa
Jeanne
Known for
Ménilmontant
The Crime of Monsieur Lange
Lucas Gridoux
Mânu - l'idiot
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Panique
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Un villageois valaisan
Joe Alex
Also in
Little Lise
Rigolboche
Robert Bagger
Dimitri Kirsanoff Director · Benjamin Fondane Writer Stefan Markus Writer
Director
Dimitri Kirsanoff
Writer
Benjamin Fondane
Writer
Stefan Markus
Author
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Composer
Arthur Honegger
Composer Editor
Arthur Hoérée
Cinematographer
Oskar Schnirch
Cinematographer
Viktor Gluck
Cinematographer
Nikolai Toporkoff
Editor
Mario Nalpas
Editor
Jack Salvatori
Production designer
Erwin Scharf
First release November 23, 1934 · Produced in France, Switzerland · Original title Rapt
Production
Mentor-Film
Production
France · Switzerland
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Languages
Original title
Rapt
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Switzerland · November 23, 1934
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
December 27, 1934 · Theatrical
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