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| The Night Watch | |
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| Directed by | Marcel Silver |
| Written by | Pierre Benoît |
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| Cinematography | |
| Music by | Charles Silver |
Production company | International Standard Film |
| Distributed by | Mappemonde Film |
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| Country | France |
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The Night Watch (French: La ronde de nuit) is a 1925 French drama film directed by Marcel Silver and starring Suzanne Bianchetti, Vladimir Gajdarov and Raquel Meller. [1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Mallet-Stevens.
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