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6.7A struggling artist buys a talisman that gives him love, fame and wealth. The talisman is a severed left hand, and it works perfectly, in fact, magically. But of course there is nothing free in this world, and after one year the devil comes and asks for his due.
Released: 1943-03-2180 minDir: Maurice TourneurFantasy, Drama, Horror
▶ Watch trailerStream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Pierre Fresnay as Roland Brissot
- Josseline Gaël as Irène
- Noël Roquevert as Mélisse
- Guillaume de Sax as Gibelin
- Pierre Palau as Le petit homme
- Pierre Larquey as Ange
Themes
- supernatural
- pact with the devil
- talisman
- devil
- struggling artist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- France
- Original language
- French
- Director
- Maurice Tourneur
- Screenwriter
- Jean-Paul Le Chanois
- Composer
- Roger Dumas
- Production company
- Continental Films
- Cinematographer
- Armand Henri Julien Thirard
- Narrative location
- Paris
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 775652
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- publication date
- 1943-01-01
- title
- La Main du diable
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Categories
1943 films1943 French films1943 French-language films1943 horror filmsContinental Films filmsFilms about fictional paintersFilms based on French novelsFilms directed by Maurice TourneurFilms produced by Alfred GrevenFilms scored by Roger DumasFilms set in NiceFilms set in ParisFrench black-and-white filmsFrench horror filmsGérard de NervalSupernatural thriller filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date