Day for Night (1973)

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115 min - Comedy | Drama | Romance - 7 September 1973 (USA)

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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Jacqueline Bisset	...	Julie
	Valentina Cortese	...	Severine
	Dani	...	Liliane
	Alexandra Stewart	...	Stacey
	Jean-Pierre Aumont	...	Alexandre
	Jean Champion	...	Bertrand
	Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Alphonse
	François Truffaut	...	director Ferrand
	Nike Arrighi	...	Odile
	Nathalie Baye	...	Joelle
	Maurice Seveno	...	TV Reporter
	David Markham	...	Doctor Nelson
	Bernard Menez	...	Bernard the Prop Man
	Gaston Joly	...	Lajoie
	Zénaïde Rossi	...	Madame Lajoie

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Storyline

The shooting of "Je vous presente Pamela" (may I introduce Pamela) begins. This is the story of en english married wife falling in love and running away with the father of her French husband. Will be simultaneously shozn the shooting, the behavior of the people (including the technical team) on the set, and a part of their private life (a factor of complication)... Written by Yepok

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A movie for people who loves movies.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | English

Release Date:

7 September 1973 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

La noche americana See more »

Filming Locations:

Alpes-Maritimes, France See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$17,808 (USA) (27 July 1997) (1 Screen) (reissue)

Gross:

$17,808 (USA) (27 July 1997) (re-issue)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films du Carrosse, PECF, Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC) See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

When director Ferrand listens to a piece of music prepared for the film-within-a-film by George Delerue, he is listening to a piece from Two English Girls See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: During the swimming pool scene, the shadow of the real crew and camera crane fall several times on parts of the set where action is going on in the film within the film. See more »

Quotes

Julie: Liliane ran off with the stuntman.
Joelle: Does Alphonse know?
Julie: I had to tell him.
Joelle: With the stuntman? I'd drop a guy for a film. I'd never drop a film for a guy!
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Crazy Credits

This film is dedicated to Lillian and Dorothy Gish. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Sneak Previews: Taxi Driver/The Man Who Would Be King/Hester Street/The Story of Adele H." (1976) See more »

Soundtracks

"Grande Chorale"
Georges Delerue See more »

Day for Night (1973)
La nuit américaine (original title)

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