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Day for Night
A movie for people who love movies.
Genres
ComedyDrama
Overview
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Details
Budget
$700000
Revenue
$850000
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
1973-05-24
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
615
Vote Average
7.776
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
Dani
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
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
David Markham
Doctor Michael Nelson
Bernard Ménez
Bernard, the Property Master
Gaston Joly
Lajoie, the Location Manager
Zénaïde Rossi
Madame Lajoie
Xavier Saint-Macary
Christian
Marc Boyle
English Stuntman
Walter Bal
Walter, the Camera Operator
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François, the Assistant Director
Pierre Zucca
Pierrot, the Still Photographer
Martine Barraqué
Martine, the Editor (uncredited)
Marcel Berbert
French Insurer (uncredited)
Yann Dedet
Yann, the Editor (uncredited)
Georges Delerue
Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)
Graham Greene
English Insurer (uncredited)
Ernest Menzer
Producer of Erotic Films (uncredited)
Claude Miller
Hotel Client (uncredited)
Jean Panisse
Bit Part (uncredited)
Marie Poitevin
Woman (uncredited)
Christophe Vesque
Child with the Cane in the Dream Sequence (uncredited)
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