The Kidnapping

Dimitri Kirsanoff
1934-11-23


6.8
83 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Dita Parlo Elsi Unowned
Geymond Vital Firmin Unowned
Jeanne Marie-Laurent La mère de Firmin Unowned
Auguste Bovério Mathias - le colporteur Unowned
Dyk Rudens Hans Unowned
Hans Kaspar Ilg Gottfried Unowned
Nadia Sibirskaïa Jeanne Unowned
Lucas Gridoux Mânu - l'idiot Unowned
Charles Ferdinand Ramuz Un villageois valaisan Unowned
Joe Alex Unowned
Robert Bagger Unowned