Montmartre Nights

1955 film
  • 9 August 1955 (1955-08-09)
Running time
94 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrench

Montmartre Nights (French: Les nuits de Montmartre) is a 1955 French crime film directed by Pierre Franchi and starring Jean-Marc Thibault, Louis Seigner and Geneviève Kervine.[1] The film was shot in Eastmancolor. It was based on a novel by Claude Orval.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin.

Synopsis

Robert Verdier, a young petty criminal, makes a living swindling provincial visitors to the nightlife of Montmartre. However to the concern of Monique, his dancer girlfriend, he is increasingly drawn into more serious crime.

Main cast

  • Jean-Marc Thibault as Robert Verdier
  • Louis Seigner as Inspecteur Doirel
  • Geneviève Kervine as Monique
  • Jean Marchat as Mureau
  • Albert Dinan as Francis
  • Daniel Cauchy as Julien
  • Bernard Lajarrige as L'inspecteur Bailly

References

  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.396
  2. ^ Goble p.354

Bibliography

  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955. Pygmalion, 1989.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Montmartre Nights at IMDb
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