Day for Night

A movie for people who love movies.

Original title: La Nuit américaine

Duration: 116 min

Release date: 1973-05-24

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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.

Comedy Drama

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Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Valentina Cortese

Valentina Cortese

as Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl

Alexandra Stewart

Alexandra Stewart

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

as Bertrand, the Producer

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

as Ferrand, the Director

as Odile, the Makeup Artist

as Joelle, the Script Girl

as Doctor Michael Nelson

as Bernard, the Property Master

as Lajoie, the Location Manager

Zénaïde Rossi

as Madame Lajoie

Xavier Saint-Macary

Xavier Saint-Macary

as English Stuntman

as Walter, the Camera Operator

Jean-François Stévenin

Jean-François Stévenin

as Jean-François, the Assistant Director

as Pierrot, the Still Photographer

Martine Barraqué

Martine Barraqué

as Martine, the Editor (uncredited)

as French Insurer (uncredited)

as Yann, the Editor (uncredited)

Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

as Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)

as English Insurer (uncredited)

as Producer of Erotic Films (uncredited)

as Hotel Client (uncredited)

as Bit Part (uncredited)

as Woman (uncredited)

Christophe Vesque

Christophe Vesque

as Child with the Cane in the Dream Sequence (uncredited)

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Georges Delerue

Georges Delerue

Original Music Composer

Pierre-William Glenn

Pierre-William Glenn

Director of Photography

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Martine Barraqué

Martine Barraqué

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Suzanne Schiffman

Suzanne Schiffman

Jean-Louis Richard

Jean-Louis Richard

Damien Lanfranchi

Damien Lanfranchi

Production Design

Damien Lanfranchi

Damien Lanfranchi

Production Manager

Suzanne Schiffman

Suzanne Schiffman

Assistant Director

Malou Rossignol

Malou Rossignol

Thi-Loan Nguyen

Thi-Loan Nguyen

Antoine Bonfanti

Antoine Bonfanti

Camera Operator

Dominique Chapuis

Dominique Chapuis

Assistant Camera

Jean-Francis Gondre

Jean-Francis Gondre

Assistant Camera

Still Photographer

Still Photographer

Christine Pellé

Christine Pellé

Script Supervisor

Christian Lentretien

Christian Lentretien

General Manager

General Manager

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