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Day for Night (1973)

A movie for people who love movies.

7.8(653)1h 56mMay 24, 1973

François Truffaut

Director

François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman

Writers

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Diary

Overview

A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset

Julie Baker

Valentina Cortese

Séverine

Dani

Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl

Alexandra Stewart

Stacey

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Jean-Pierre Aumont

Alexandre

Jean Champion

Bertrand, the Producer

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Alphonse

François Truffaut

Ferrand, the Director

Niké Arrighi

Odile, the Makeup Artist

Nathalie Baye

Joelle, the Script Girl

Maurice Seveno

TV Reporter

Bernard Ménez

Bernard, the Property Master

Xavier Saint-Macary

Christian

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François, the Assistant Director

Martine Barraqué

Martine, the Editor (uncredited)

Marcel Berbert

French Insurer (uncredited)

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Status: Released
Original title: La Nuit américaine
Original language: French
Release date: May 24, 1973
Budget: $700,000
Revenue: $850,000
Production: Les Films du Carrosse, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)
Country: France, Italy

Keywords

lovesicknessmovie businessnicealcoholicextramarital affair

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