The Phantom Wagon

La Charrette fantôme

1939·93'

Julien Duvivier

FantasyDrama

★ 7.2

Letterboxd TMDB #64418

French version of the Selma Lagerlof story, most famously filmed in 1921 by Victor Sjostrom, about a poor sinner who only realizes what misery he's wrought when he dies on New Year's Eve and is collected by Death in his carriage.

Cast

Pierre Fresnay David Holm

Micheline Francey soeur Edith

Louis Jouvet Georges

Valentine Tessier la capitaine Anderson

Pierre Palau Monsieur Benoît

Marie Bell sœur Maria

Henri Nassiet Gustave

René Génin Le père Éternel

Robert Le Vigan Le père Martin

Jean Mercanton Pierre Holm

Ariane Borg Suzanne

Madame Lherbay la vieille qui meurt