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La Charrette fantôme
1939 Drama / Fantasy
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Director:
Julien Duvivier
Starring: Pierre Fresnay, Marie Bell, Micheline Francey, Louis Jouvet, Jean Mercanton Synopsis
He who hears the wheels of the Ghost Wagon knows he is soon going to
die. Every year on New Year’s Eve, the Wagon, driven by Death
himself, comes to claim someone at midnight... Overtaken by
sickness, David Holm becomes a wicked person. He beats his wife
and children and drinks himself into a blind stupor at the inn with his
friend Georges. On the last day of the year, Georges is killed at
midnight and the Ghost Wagon takes him away. Accused of his
friend’s murder, David seeks refuge at a Salvation Army hostel.
Here, he meets Sister Edith, who becomes attached to David and tries to
save him. When David is ready to leave the hostel, Edith asks him
to return the following year at the same time. But, without the
kindly support of Sister Edith, David’s life soon falls apart. He
does not know if his soul can be saved before the Ghost Wagon arrives
to collect him...
© Willems Henri (Brussels, Belgium) Credits
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