Devil and the Angel (1946): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1946, Devil and the Angel is a drama film directed by Pierre Chenal, running about 107 minutes.

What it’s about. The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit banknotes. The young woman does everything to make people forget her infirmity. One day, following an operation, she recovers her sight and notices the physical and moral ugliness of her husband. She hides her cure until the day when Frank, taken by the police, kills one of his accomplices and commits suicide. Jeanne leaves to join a friend with whom she was performing in a circus.

Who’s in it. Devil and the Angel stars Erich von Stroheim as Frank Davis, Madeleine Sologne as Jeanne "Angela", Louis Salou as Furet and Jean-Jacques Delbo as Lenoir, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Devil and the Angel has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Devil and the Angel page.

If you liked it. Fans of Devil and the Angel tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.