Alone in the Night (1945 film)

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Alone in the Night
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Directed by Christian Stengel
Written by Yves Boisyvon
Jacqueline Boisyvon
Christian Stengel
Marc-Gilbert Sauvajon
Produced by Raymond Borderie
Adrien Remaugé
Starring Bernard Blier
Sophie Desmarets
Jacques Pills
Cinematography Christian Matras
Edited by Claude Ibéria
Music by Francis Lopez
Louiguy
Jean Solar
Color process Black and white
Production
company
Général Films
Distributed by Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Release date
  • 21 November 1945 (1945-11-21)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Alone in the Night (French: Seul dans la nuit) is a 1945 French crime film directed by Christian Stengel, and starring Bernard Blier, Sophie Desmarets and Jacques Pills.

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Synopsis

A series of murders are being perpetrated in Paris. Strangely, during each of the crimes, a signature song of a famous popular singer is heard, at first by an eccentric old man. The police inspector on his first case follows several leads around the entourage of the singer, and the daughter of a police commissioner through a radio show draws the chase through a nocturnal Paris, to a disused theatre where the assassin has lured his final victim.

Cast

Background

The person originally chosen for the role of Jacques Sartory was André Claveau, but as he was still under a cloud due to his activities during the Occupation, the producers moved on to Jacques Jansen, known for opera and operetta, before finally casting Jacques Pills. [1]

The film recorded admissions in France of 2,844,119. [2] It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Gys.

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References

  1. La Bonhomie façon Blier: Entretiens autour du film avec Jean-Philippe Guerand, Didier Griselain and Thibault Le Hégarat (documentary). Included with Pathé DVD/bluray issue P712753, 2022.
  2. French box office results for 1945 at Box Office Story