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Les Visiteurs du Soir (US: The Devil's Envoys) is a 1942 film by French film director Marcel Carné. The film was released on 5 December 1942 in Paris during the Nazi occupation.
The Devil’s Envoys. 1942. Les Visiteurs du soir. Directed by Marcel Carné. At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants. Remove Ads. Cast. Crew. Details. Genres. Releases.
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- Marcel Carné
Two strangers dressed as minstrels (Arletty and Alain Cuny) arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and are revealed to be emissaries of the devil, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering.
- Dominique
The devil sends two emissaries to Earth as wandering balladeers who foil his nefarious plans by falling in love.
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- Arletty
- Marcel Carné
- Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Two strangers, dressed as minstrels, arrive at a castle in advance of court festivities—and it is revealed that they are actually emissaries of the devil himself, dispatched to spread heartbreak and suffering. Their plans, however, are thwarted by an unexpected intrusion: human love.
In medieval France, the Devil intervenes when one of his two envoys, sent to seduce and deceive mortals, falls instead for a victim. At the end of the 15th century, two minstrels, Gilles and Dominique, come from nowhere to the castle of Baron Hugues.
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At the end of the 15th century, a man and a woman, posing as traveling minstrels, are sent by the Devil to a castle to seduce its inhabitants.