The Bride of Darkness (La fiancée des ténèbres) 79 years old

Sylvie, a girl who believes she is cursed having seen her two lovers die in tragic circumstances, lives in the town of Carcassonne, in the South of France with her adoptive guardian, Mr. Toulzac. This one, a retired school teacher, has a passion: to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. One day Sylvie meets Roland, a pianist and composer back home in Carcassonne. A handsome and good man, he instills new hope into Sylvie's troubled mind. Unfortunately her uncle asks her then to renounce the world and to follow him down into a secret cathedral he has just found...

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The Bride of Darkness Cast

Name Character
Line Noro She was 44, 85 years old when she died as Mlle Perdrières
Pierre Richard-Willm He was 49, 87 years old when he died as Roland Samblaca
Fernand Charpin He was 57, 57 years old when he died as Fontvieille
Jany Holt She was 35, 96 years old when she died as Sylvie
Robert Dhéry He was 23, 83 years old when he died as L'aubergiste de Tournebelle
Simone Valère She was 21, 87 years old when she died as Dominique

The Bride of Darkness Crew

Name Department
Roger Hubert as Director of Photography. He was 41 (61) years old when He died Camera
Jean Anouilh as Screenplay. He was 34 (77) years old when He died Writing
Serge de Poligny as Director. He was 42 (80) years old when He died Directing
Serge de Poligny as Screenplay. He was 42 (80) years old when He died Writing
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The Bride of Darkness (79 years)

  • Release day: Monday, January 01, 1945
  • Runtime: 100 minutes