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Loosely based on Balzac's novel "La peau de chagrin", the story revolves around a man who steals a small, magical figurine named Narayana.
Top billed cast
Edmond van DaëleJacques Hébert
Laurence MyrgaSari-Yana- Marcelle SoutyMaroussia
Marguerite Madys- Charles Norville
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