Day for Night

May 24, 1973

1h 56m

★ 7.8

A movie for people who love movies.

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Les Films du Carrosse

Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises

Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)

Day for Night Trailers

Cast

Julie Baker

Jacqueline Bisset

Séverine

Valentina Cortese

Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl

Dani

Stacey

Alexandra Stewart

Alexandre

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Bertrand, the Producer

Jean Champion

Alphonse

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Ferrand, the Director

François Truffaut

Odile, the Makeup Artist

Niké Arrighi

Joelle, the Script Girl

Nathalie Baye

TV Reporter

Maurice Seveno

Doctor Michael Nelson

David Markham

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