Switzerland / Nov 23, 1934
1h 23min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lucas Gridoux | Mânu - l'idiot |
| Charles Ferdinand Ramuz | Un villageois valaisan |
| Joe Alex | |
| Robert Bagger |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Rapt |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mentor-Film |
| Release date | 23 novembre 1934 |
| Production | Dimitri Kirsanoff, Stefan Markus |
| Writer | Stefan Markus, Benjamin Fondane, Charles Ferdinand Ramuz |
| Editing | Arthur Hoérée, Mario Nalpas, Jack Salvatori |
| Cinematography | Nikolai Toporkoff, Oskar Schnirch, Viktor Gluck |
| Assistant directors | Dimitri Kirsanoff |
| Camera operators | Nikolai Toporkoff, Oskar Schnirch, Viktor Gluck |
| Additional photography | Nikolai Toporkoff, Oskar Schnirch, Viktor Gluck |
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| Production design | Erwin Scharf |
| Art direction | Erwin Scharf |
| Set decoration | Erwin Scharf |
| Music | Arthur Hoérée, Arthur Honegger, Maurice Carrouet, André Reinhardt |
| Sound | Arthur Hoérée, Arthur Honegger, Maurice Carrouet, André Reinhardt |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Dec 27, 1934
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