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Day for Night
Day for Night

Day for Night

A movie for people who love movies.

Genres

ComedyDrama

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A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.

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Budget

$700000

Revenue

$850000

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

7.776/10

Release Date

24 May 1973

Country

France

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Julie Baker

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

Séverine

Dani

Dani

Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl

Alexandra Stewart

Alexandra Stewart

Stacey

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Alexandre

Jean Champion

Jean Champion

Bertrand, the Producer

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alphonse

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Ferrand, the Director

Niké Arrighi

Niké Arrighi

Odile, the Makeup Artist

Nathalie Baye

Nathalie Baye

Joelle, the Script Girl

Maurice Seveno

Maurice Seveno

TV Reporter

David Markham

David Markham

Doctor Michael Nelson

Bernard Ménez

Bernard Ménez

Bernard, the Property Master

Gaston Joly

Gaston Joly

Lajoie, the Location Manager

Zénaïde Rossi

Zénaïde Rossi

Madame Lajoie

Xavier Saint-Macary

Xavier Saint-Macary

Christian

Marc Boyle

Marc Boyle

English Stuntman

Walter Bal

Walter Bal

Walter, the Camera Operator

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François, the Assistant Director

Pierre Zucca

Pierre Zucca

Pierrot, the Still Photographer

Martine Barraqué

Martine Barraqué

Martine, the Editor (uncredited)

Marcel Berbert

Marcel Berbert

French Insurer (uncredited)

Yann Dedet

Yann Dedet

Yann, the Editor (uncredited)

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

English Insurer (uncredited)

Ernest Menzer

Ernest Menzer

Producer of Erotic Films (uncredited)

Claude Miller

Claude Miller

Hotel Client (uncredited)

Jean Panisse

Jean Panisse

Bit Part (uncredited)

Marie Poitevin

Marie Poitevin

Woman (uncredited)

Christophe Vesque

Christophe Vesque

Child with the Cane in the Dream Sequence (uncredited)

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