Directed by:
Julien DuvivierCinematography:
Jules KrugerComposer:
Jacques IbertCast:
Pierre Fresnay, Marie Bell, Micheline Francey, Ariane Borg, Louis Jouvet, Jean Mercanton, Robert Le Vigan, Mila Parély, Jean Claudio, Valentine Tessier (more)Plots(1)
Previously filmed in Sweden by Victor Sjostrom in 1921, Selma Lagerloff's haunting fable The Death Cart was remade in 1940 by Julien Duvivier as La Charette Fantome. According to Scandinavian legend, whosoever dies on the stroke of Midnight on the last day of the year (St. Sylvester's Night) must assume the duties of the "phantom charioteer," collecting souls for the next 365 days. Pierre Fresnay stars as a boorish lout who is forced to relive the events of the past year -- and to find spiritual salvation -- as the death chariot approaches. Louis Jouvet co-stars as Fresnay's best friend, the most recent candidate for the "honor" of driving the phantom cart. Filmed in 1939, La Charette Fantome was released in March of 1940. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Pierre Fresnay
France
Best movies:
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Marie Bell
France
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Micheline Francey
France
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Le Corbeau (1943)
Ariane Borg
France
Louis Jouvet
France
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Jenny Lamour (1947)
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Jean Mercanton
France
Robert Le Vigan
France
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Mila Parély
France
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Jean Claudio
France
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Valentine Tessier
France
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Jean Parédès
France
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Georges Douking
France
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Alexandre Rignault
France
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Marie-Hélène Dasté
Denmark
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Marcel Pérès
France
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Henri Nassiet
France
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Édouard Francomme
France
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René Génin
France
Best movies:
The Moment of Truth (1952)
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Sylvain
France
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Génia Vaury
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