The Murderer is Afraid at Night
| The Murderer is Afraid at Night | |
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| Directed by | Jean Delannoy |
| Written by | Jean Delannoy Roger Vitrac |
| Based on | The Murderer is Afraid at Night by Pierre Véry |
| Produced by | Wilfrid Baumgartner André Paulvé |
| Starring | Mireille Balin Jean Chevrier Louise Carletti |
| Cinematography | Paul Cotteret |
| Edited by | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| Music by | Georges Auric |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Discina |
Release date | 2 September 1942 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
The Murderer is Afraid at Night (French: L'assassin a peur la nuit) is a 1942 French
Occupied France to look forward to a future when it is free after its Liberation.[2]
Synopsis
In the
vampish
Lola, who he has robbed to support her materialistic demands, tracks him down and threatens to shoot him. He ultimately surrenders to the police in the knowledge that once he has served a spell in prison he can look forward to a future with Monique in which he is truly free.
Cast
- Mireille Balin as Lola Gracieuse
- Jean Chevrier as Olivier Rol
- Louise Carletti as Monique
- Henri Guisol as Bébé-Fakir
- Georges Lannes as Paluaud
- Pierrette Caillol as Émilienne
- Charlotte Clasis as Monique and Gilbert's grandmother
- Alexandre Fabry as Father Toine
- Lucien Callamand as the manager of the "Petit Brummel"
- Jacques Tarride as Joseph
- Roland Pégurier as young Pierrot
- Gilbert Gil as Gilbert
- Jules Berry as Jérôme
- Gisèle Alcée as Juliette
References
Bibliography
- Walker-Morrison, Deborah. Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
External links
- The Murderer is Afraid at Night at IMDb
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