The Phantom Carriage (1939 film)

The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage
Directed by	Julien Duvivier
Screenplay by	Julien Duvivier; Alexandre Arnoux;
Based on	Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!; by Suzette O'Nil; Hubert Daix; 1912 novel; Selma Lagerlöf;
Produced by	Paul Graetz
Starring	Pierre Fresnay; Marie Bell; Louis Jouvet; Micheline Francey;
Cinematography	Jules Kruger
Edited by	Jean Feyte
Music by	Jacques Ibert
Production; company	Transcontinental Films
Distributed by	Société Anonyme Universal-Film
Release date	8 September 1939;
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

The Phantom Carriage or The Phantom Wagon (French: La charrette fantôme) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Pierre Fresnay, Marie Bell, Louis Jouvet and Micheline Francey. It is based on the novel Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! by Selma Lagerlöf, which had previously been adapted into the 1921 Swedish silent film The Phantom Carriage by Victor Sjöström.^[1]

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It was shot at the Neuilly Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Krauss. It was due to be screened at the first Cannes Film Festival scheduled for September 1939, but cancelled due to the outbreak of the Second World War.

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