Devil and the Angel (1946)

overview : The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit banknotes. The young woman does everything to make people forget her infirmity. One day, following an operation, she recovers her sight and notices the physical and moral ugliness of her husband. She hides her cure until the day when Frank, taken by the police, kills one of his accomplices and commits suicide. Jeanne leaves to join a friend with whom she was performing in a circus.

Release Date : Oct 30, 1946

Runtime : 1h 47m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : France Cinéma Productions

Countries : France

Keywords : circus, disfigured face, blind girl, forger