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 | 9.008 |
Directed By
François Truffaut
Crew
Pierre-William Glenn
Yann Dedet
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Martine Barraqué
Georges Delerue
Marcel Berbert
Jean-Louis Richard
Suzanne Schiffman
Damien Lanfranchi
Malou Rossignol
Suzanne Schiffman
Damien Lanfranchi
Claude Miller
Fernande Hugi
Thi-Loan Nguyen
Monique Dury
TOP CAST
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alphonse
François Truffaut
Directeur Ferrand
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alexandre
Valentina Cortese
Severine
Dani
Liliane
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
Jean Champion
Bertrand
Niké Arrighi
Odile
Nathalie Baye
Joelle
David Markham
Doctor Nelson
Bernard Ménez
Bernard
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François
Walter Bal
Walter
Gaston Joly
Lajoie
Zénaïde Rossi
Madame Lajoie
Pierre Zucca
Photograph
Marc Boyle
Stuntman
Marcel Berbert
Französischer Versicherungsmann
Xavier Saint-Macary
Alexandres Liebhaber
Graham Greene
Insurance company representative
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