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| 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 | |
| Xavier Saint-Macary | (as Xavier Macary) | ||
| Walter Bal | ... | Walter (Cinematographer) | |
| Jean-François Stévenin | ... | Jean-François (assistant director) (as J.F. Stevenin) | |
| Pierre Zucca | ... | Photographer | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marc Boyle | ... | Stuntman | |
| Martine Barraqué | ... | Martine (uncredited) | |
| Marcel Berbert | ... | French Insurance Broker (uncredited) | |
| Yann Dedet | ... | Yann (uncredited) | |
| Georges Delerue | ... | Georges the composer (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Graham Greene | ... | English Insurance Broker (uncredited) | |
| Marie Poitevin | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| Christophe Vesque | ... | Boy with Cane in Dream Sequence (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| François Truffaut | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Jean-Louis Richard | writer | |
| Suzanne Schiffman | writer | |
| François Truffaut | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Marcel Berbert | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Georges Delerue | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Pierre-William Glenn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Martine Barraqué | |||
| Yann Dedet | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Damien Lanfranchi | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Damien Lanfranchi | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Monique Dury | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Fernande Hugi | .... | makeup artist | |
| Thi-Loan Nguyen | .... | makeup artist | |
| Malou Rossignol | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Claude Miller | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Suzanne Schiffman | .... | assistant director | |
| Jean-François Stévenin | .... | assistant assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| René Ferracci | .... | poster designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Antoine Bonfanti | .... | sound mixer | |
| René Levert | .... | sound | |
| Harrik Maury | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Marc Boyle | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Walter Bal | .... | camera operator | |
| Dominique Chapuis | .... | assistant camera | |
| Jean-Francis Gondre | .... | assistant camera | |
| Pierre Zucca | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Christian Lentretien | .... | production administrator | |
| Alex Maineri | .... | general manager | |
| Christine Pellé | .... | script supervisor | |
| Roland Thénot | .... | general manager | |
Thanks | |||
| Dorothy Gish | .... | dedicatee | |
| Lillian Gish | .... | dedicatee | |
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François Truffaut's La Nuit Américaine is one of the most remarkable achievements in the "film within the film" genre. The movie stars Truffaut himself (who else could possibly play the role?) as Ferrand, an experienced director who's working on a new feature, "Je vous prèsente Pamela" (I introduce Pamela), and La Nuit Américaine showcases the difficulties of the production: props not working, actors struggling to memorize their lines, crew members leaving the project and scenes that have to be shot various times before Ferrand nails them (the "bad actor-cat" scene is a must-see). You know the bloopers that are sometimes included on the DVDs? Same thing, only funnier. Truffaut is brilliant in showing how different an actor can be from his on-screen persona (Jean-Pierre Léaud is outstanding as selfish, spoiled Alphonse), the cast and crew's private lives affecting or being affected by the making of the film, and how the slightest detail can change an otherwise foolproof schedule.
The most intriguing aspect of this movie, however, is perhaps the autobiographical elements the director has added: it basically sums up Truffaut's entire career, with references to his previous masterpieces (Léaud's presence being the most obvious one), and he has clearly based the character of Ferrand on himself (the flashback with the then 9-year old film lover stealing pictures of Citizen Kane is pure movie magic). He fascinates us so much we don't immediately realize the film was made under the same circumstances as the fictitious flick the characters are trying to achieve.
A flawless love letter to cinema, La Nuit Américaine should be on everyone's must-see list. Thirty years on, it has lost none of its appeal.