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The Kidnapping (1934)

6.8 | Nov 23, 1934 (FR) | Drama | 01:23

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.

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Jeanne Marie-Laurent
La mère de Firmin
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Auguste Bovério
Mathias - le colporteur
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Hans Kaspar Ilg
Gottfried
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Lucas Gridoux
Mânu - l'idiot
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Charles Ferdinand Ramuz
Un villageois valaisan

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