Top Cast
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Michèle Morgan
Marguerite
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Yves Montand
M. Léon
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Jean-François Calvé
Georges Faust
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Massimo Girotti
Valentin
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Jacques Clancy
Angelo
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Jean Debucourt
L'homme austère
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Louis Seigner
The man from the hotel
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Pierre Palau
Dr. Faust
Overview
It tells the story of an older pedant who buys adolescence from Satan.
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