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The Phantom Wagon (1939) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1939 · 93 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Julien Duvivier
- Starring
- Louis Jouvet, Pierre Fresnay, Mila Parély, Philippe Richard, Marcel Pérès, Édouard Francomme
A French adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf’s well‑known story—most famously rendered by Victor Sjöström in 1921—centres on a destitute sinner who, only at the moment of his New Year’s Eve death, fully comprehends the misery he has caused, as Death arrives in a solemn carriage to claim him. The narrative unfolds with a bleak, introspective atmosphere, underscoring the inevitable reckoning.
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