The Village of Wrath

The Village of Wrath
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Directed by	Raoul André
Produced by	Andre Hugon
Written by	Raoul André Jean Canolle
Starring	Louise Carletti Paul Cambo Micheline Francey
Music by	Django Reinhardt
Cinematography	Raymond Agnel
Production company	Films André Hugon
Distributed by	Cinéma de France
Release dates	7 May 1947
Running time	105 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Village of Wrath (French: Le village de la colère) is a 1947 French drama film directed by Raoul André and starring Louise Carletti, Paul Cambo and Micheline Francey. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Louis Le Barbenchon and Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis

The inhabitants of a small village loathe a young woman who lives there who they consider to be a witch. A young stranger arrives in the area and he falls in love with the woman, to the disgust of the villagers who eventually drive them out.

Cast

• Louise Carletti as Marie de St-Aiguif
• Paul Cambo as Bencho
• Micheline Francey as Laurette
• Marcelle Géniat as La grand-mère
• Raymond Cordy as Richelieu
• Pierre Duncan as Un frère Archangias
• René Klein as Un frère Archangias
• Marcel Lupovici as Jacques Le Majeur
• Roger Monteaux as Le curé
• Jean Parédès as Mascaret
• Léon Pauléon as Un frère Archangias
• Nicole Riche as Anna
• Maurice Schutz as Anne

Bibliography

• Martin, Yves. Le cinéma français, 1946-1966: un jeune homme au fil des vagues. Editions Méréal, 1998.
• Palmer, Tim. Tales of the Underworld: Jean-Pierre Melville and the 1950s French Cinema. University of Wisconsin, 2003.

External links

• The Village of Wrath at IMDb