Seul dans la nuit (1945)

Director:

Christian Stengel

Writers:

Yves Boisyvon (original scenario), Jacqueline Boisyvon (original scenario),

Stars:

Bernard Blier, Sophie Desmarets, Jacques Pills

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bernard Blier	...	Inspecteur Pascal
Sophie Desmarets	...	Thérèse
Jacques Pills	...	Marny
Jean Davy	...	Dalbret
Ginette Baudin	...	Eliane Roy
Annette Poivre	...	Mireille
Ariane Murator	...	Mme Lalorgue (as Ariane Muratore)
Robert Le Fort	...	Legal (as Robert Lefort)
André Wasley	...	Bernard
Belaieff
Jacques Dynam	...	Le chasseur
Sylviane Claudel	...	L'arpète
Denise Benoît
Jacques Morel	...	Melor
Marcel André	...	Planquine

Storyline

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Genres:

Crime

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 December 1948 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Das unheimliche Lied

Filming Locations:

Studios Pathé-Cinema, Joinville-le-pont, Val-de-Marne, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Général Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Alone in the night....

Does this film really need to be restored ?I have my doubts.This is a thriller but it fails to generate any thrills.Only one scene stands out: a disfigured thespian plays on a stage in a theater (a Musset drama) where nobody 's watching him.

All that remains is generally unexciting:a singer (Jacques Pills who was a singer in real life but is best remembered as one of Edith Piaf's husbands)enjoys a big hit -so to speak,cause there were no charts at the time - with a song called "seul dans la nuit" (alone in the night).Alas there's a serial killer in the town ,and every time a woman is killed ,this ditty is heard ;and there's worse:all these unfortunate victims sent a letter to the artist.Could he be a killer? But around him,there are enough suspects to make cop Bernard Blier's task hard.

Does this film really need to be restored when so many Duvivier early movies are still waiting?