The Night Affair (1958)
"Le désordre et la nuit" (original title)

Albert Simoni possède une boite de nuit à Paris et vit entouré par une série d'amis : Blasco, Marquis, Lucky... Un soir il sort avec Lucky, une fille allemande, et il est tué avec trois ... See full summary »

Director:

Gilles Grangier

Writers:

Michel Audiard, Gilles Grangier,

Stars:

Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, Nadja Tiller

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean Gabin	...	Inspecteur Georges Vallois
Danielle Darrieux	...	Thérèse Marken
Nadja Tiller	...	Lucky Fridel
Paul Frankeur	...	Inspecteur Chaville
Hazel Scott	...	Valentine Horse
Robert Manuel	...	Blasco
Robert Berri	...	Marquis
François Chaumette	...	Le commissaire principal Janin / Commissioner Janin
Louis Ducreux	...	Henri Marken
Liliane Robin
Jannick Arvel
Claude Ivry
Ingrid Harrisson
Lucien Raimbourg	...	L'ivrogne
Gabriel Gobin	...	L'inspecteur Rocard

Storyline

Albert Simoni possède une boite de nuit à Paris et vit entouré par une série d'amis : Blasco, Marquis, Lucky... Un soir il sort avec Lucky, une fille allemande, et il est tué avec trois coups de pistolet. L'inspecteur Vallois, chargé de l'enquête découvre que Lucky est toxicomane et qu'elle pourrait bien être impliquée dans le meurtre. Mais Valois tombe amoureux de Lucky et garde le silence avec ses supérieurs. Lucky est arrivée à Paris avec l'espoir de devenir une chanteuse, mais son talent est modeste. Mais qui lui fournit la morphine après la mort de Simoni ?

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Plot Keywords:

french noir | junkie | based on novel

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller | Romance | Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

14 May 1958 (France)

Also Known As:

The Night Affair

Company Credits

Production Co:

Orex Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

The junkie and the police-inspector.

They form a couple that you don't forget: Inspector Georges Vallois (Jean Gabin) and Lucky Fridel (Nadja Tiller), the latter being a former miss Austria. Her beauty and her charm change the mind of the inspector and turn him away from his duties. There is a game of attraction and repulsion between both as never seen in French cinema. He could be her father. There is a scene where Vallois answers tho her father that she could end up in prostitution if her father does not give her money anymore. Does Valois feel pity for her? The novel by Jacques Robert inspired the experienced director Gilles Grangier to this movie with a peculiar ending. Also Thérèse Marken (Danielle Darieux) give the dialogues between her and Vallois a captivating tension. Vallois is a bit Maigret-like but he has his own touch and is more human. It is also remarkable that the writer Jacques Robert adapted later a novel of Georges Simenon for the screen (Maigret voit rouge). This movie has kept all its freshness after those years but the problem of junkies has still grown more.