The Man Who Sold His Soul | |
Director: | Jean-Paul Paulin |
Producer: | Charles Méré |
Based On: | L'Homme qui vendit son âme au Diable by Pierre-Gilles Veber |
Starring: | Michèle Alfa André Luguet Mona Goya |
Music: | Henri Goublier |
Cinematography: | Jean Bourgoin |
Editing: | Andrée Sélignac |
Studio: | Les Films Minerva |
Distributor: | Les Films Minerva |
Runtime: | 99 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
The Man Who Sold His Soul (French: L'homme qui vendit son âme) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Jean-Paul Paulin and starring Michèle Alfa, André Luguet and Mona Goya.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Marquet. It is based on a 1918 novel by Pierre-Gilles Veber, previously adapted into a 1921 silent film.
A bank headed by Martial is about to collapse, until he is approached by the evil Grégori who offers him unlimited credit so long as he agrees to do the utmost harm in the world. Martial is ultimately freed from the grip of this diabolical character by the moral Blanche.