Summary 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 Mathias, a trader who travels between both villages, 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, the village idiot, can become her instrument of vengeance. View more details
Directed : Dimitri Kirsanoff
Written : Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Benjamin Fondane Stefan Markus
Stars : Dita Parlo Jeanne Marie-Laurent Geymond Vital Auguste Bovério
Genres : Crime Drama Romance
Release date : Dec 16, 1934
Countries of origin : France Switzerland
Official sites : Unifrance page
Language : German French
Filming locations : Lens, Canton du Valais, Switzerland
Production companies : Mentor-Film
Summary 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 Mathias, a trader who travels between both villages, 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, the village idiot, can become her instrument of vengeance. View more details
Genres : Crime Drama Romance
Release date : Dec 16, 1934
Countries of origin : France Switzerland
Official sites : Unifrance page
Language : German French
Filming locations : Lens, Canton du Valais, Switzerland
Production companies : Mentor-Film
