# The Village of Wrath

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1947 French film by Raoul André

The Village of Wrath Directed by Raoul André Written by Raoul André Jean Canolle Produced by André Hugon Starring Louise Carletti Paul Cambo Micheline Francey Cinematography Raymond Agnel Music by Django Reinhardt Production company Films André Hugon Distributed by Cinéma de France Release date 7 May 1947 (1947-05-07) Running time 105 minutes Country France Language French

***The Village of Wrath*** ([French](/source/French_language): ***Le village de la colère***) is a 1947 French [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Raoul André](/source/Raoul_Andr%C3%A9) and starring [Louise Carletti](/source/Louise_Carletti), [Paul Cambo](/source/Paul_Cambo) and [Micheline Francey](/source/Micheline_Francey).[1] The film's sets were designed by the [art directors](/source/Art_director) [Louis Le Barbenchon](/source/Louis_Le_Barbenchon) and [Raymond Nègre](/source/Raymond_N%C3%A8gre).

## Synopsis

The inhabitants of a small [village](/source/Village) loathe a young woman who lives there who they consider to be a [witch](/source/Witch). A young stranger arrives in the area and he falls in love with the woman, to the disgust of the villagers who eventually drive them out.

## Cast

- [Louise Carletti](/source/Louise_Carletti) as Marie de St-Aiguif

- [Paul Cambo](/source/Paul_Cambo) as Bencho

- [Micheline Francey](/source/Micheline_Francey) as Laurette

- [Marcelle Géniat](/source/Marcelle_G%C3%A9niat) as La grand-mère

- [Raymond Cordy](/source/Raymond_Cordy) as Richelieu

- [Pierre Duncan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pierre_Duncan&action=edit&redlink=1) as Un frère Archangias

- [René Klein](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ren%C3%A9_Klein&action=edit&redlink=1) as Un frère Archangias

- [Marcel Lupovici](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marcel_Lupovici&action=edit&redlink=1) as Jacques Le Majeur

- [Roger Monteaux](/source/Roger_Monteaux) as Le curé

- [Jean Parédès](/source/Jean_Par%C3%A9d%C3%A8s) as Mascaret

- [Léon Pauléon](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A9on_Paul%C3%A9on&action=edit&redlink=1) as Un frère Archangias

- [Nicole Riche](/source/Nicole_Riche) as Anna

- [Maurice Schutz](/source/Maurice_Schutz) as Anne

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Palmer p.49

## Bibliography

- Martin, Yves. *Le cinéma français, 1946-1966: un jeune homme au fil des vagues*. Editions Méréal, 1998.

- Palmer, Tim. *Tales of the Underworld: Jean-Pierre Melville and the 1950s French Cinema*. University of Wisconsin, 2003.

## External links

- [*The Village of Wrath*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141960/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Films directed by Raoul André The Village of Wrath (1947) Cab Number 13 (1948) The Killer is Listening (1948) Good Enough to Eat (1951) One Night Megève (1953) Women Without Hope (1954) Vice Dolls (1954) The Babes Make the Law (1955) Look for the Woman (1955) A Splendid Girl (1955) The Indiscreet (1956) The Babes in the Secret Service (1956) Man and Child (1956) The Handcuffs Polka (1957) Clara and the Villains (1958) Secret professionnel (1959) The Hideout (1961) Ladies First (1963) Jeff Gordon, Secret Agent (1963) Ces dames s'en mêlent (1965) Mission to Caracas (1965) The Great Gadget (1967) Ces messieurs de la famille (1968) Le Bourgeois gentil mec (1969) Ces messieurs de la gâchette (1970) La dernière bourrée à Paris (1973) There's a Bone in the Mill (1974) The Sex Clinic (1974)

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