Movie: Sylvia and the Ghost

Top 10 Billed Cast

Odette Joyeux
Odette Joyeux

Sylvie

François Périer
François Périer

Ramure, thief

Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly

Frederick

Jacques Tati
Jacques Tati

Ghost of Alain de Francigny

Pierre Larquey
Pierre Larquey

Baron Edouard

Julien Carette
Julien Carette

Hector, butler

Paul Demange
Paul Demange

Counsellor

Marguerite Cassan
Marguerite Cassan

Marthe

Lise Topart
Lise Topart

Girl

Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan

Marielle

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    A teenager becomes fixated on a painting of the handsome suitor who died in a duel for her grandmother's love. On her sixteenth birthday, her father hires three men who pretend to be the ghost of the suitor to entertain her. Little do they know, the ghost of the suitor himself is roaming the castle halls.

  • Release Date

    1946-02-06

  • Average

    6.854

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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    Français
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