Day for Night (1973)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $700,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $850,000.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.7754 |
Directed By
François Truffaut
Crew
Georges Delerue
Pierre-William Glenn
Marcel Berbert
François Truffaut
Martine Barraqué
Yann Dedet
François Truffaut
Suzanne Schiffman
Jean-Louis Richard
Damien Lanfranchi
Damien Lanfranchi
Monique Dury
Claude Miller
Suzanne Schiffman
Fernande Hugi
Malou Rossignol
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Antoine Bonfanti
René Levert
Harrik Maury
Rémy Julienne
Marc Boyle
Walter Bal
Dominique Chapuis
Jean-Francis Gondre
Eva Sereny
Pierre Zucca
Christine Pellé
Christian Lentretien
Alex Maineri
Roland Thénot
TOP CAST
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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