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Day for Night (1973)

Language: French. Also known as La Nuit américaine.

Directed by François Truffaut

Cast
  • Jacqueline Bisset as Julie Baker
  • Valentina Cortese as Séverine
  • Dani as Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
  • Alexandra Stewart as Stacey
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont as Alexandre
  • Jean Champion as Bertrand, the Producer
  • Jean-Pierre Léaud as Alphonse
  • François Truffaut as Ferrand, the Director
  • Niké Arrighi as Odile, the Makeup Artist
  • Nathalie Baye as Joelle, the Script Girl
  • Maurice Seveno as TV Reporter
  • David Markham as Doctor Michael Nelson
  • Bernard Ménez as Bernard, the Property Master
  • Gaston Joly as Lajoie, the Location Manager
  • Zénaïde Rossi as Madame Lajoie
  • Xavier Saint-Macary as Christian
  • Marc Boyle as English Stuntman
  • Walter Bal as Walter, the Camera Operator
  • Jean-François Stévenin as Jean-François, the Assistant Director
  • Pierre Zucca as Pierrot, the Still Photographer
  • Martine Barraqué as Martine, the Editor (uncredited)
  • Marcel Berbert as French Insurer (uncredited)
  • Yann Dedet as Yann, the Editor (uncredited)
  • Georges Delerue as Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)
  • Graham Greene as English Insurer (uncredited)
  • Ernest Menzer as Producer of Erotic Films (uncredited)
  • Claude Miller as Hotel Client (uncredited)
  • Jean Panisse as Bit Part (uncredited)
  • Marie Poitevin as Woman (uncredited)
  • Christophe Vesque as Child with the Cane in the Dream Sequence (uncredited)
Crew
  • Pierre-William Glenn — Director of Photography
  • Yann Dedet — Editor
  • François Truffaut — Screenplay
  • François Truffaut — Director
  • Martine Barraqué — Editor
  • Georges Delerue — Original Music Composer
  • Marcel Berbert — Producer
  • Jean-Louis Richard — Writer
  • Suzanne Schiffman — Writer
  • Damien Lanfranchi — Production Design
  • Malou Rossignol — Hairstylist
  • Suzanne Schiffman — Assistant Director
  • Damien Lanfranchi — Art Direction
  • Claude Miller — Production Manager
  • Fernande Hugi — Makeup Artist
  • Thi-Loan Nguyen — Makeup Artist
  • Monique Dury — Costume Design
  • Antoine Bonfanti — Sound Mixer
  • René Levert — Sound
  • Harrik Maury — Sound
  • Rémy Julienne — Stunts
  • Marc Boyle — Stunts
  • Walter Bal — Camera Operator
  • Dominique Chapuis — Assistant Camera
  • Jean-Francis Gondre — Assistant Camera
  • Eva Sereny — Still Photographer
  • Pierre Zucca — Still Photographer
  • Christine Pellé — Script Supervisor
  • Christian Lentretien — Administration
  • Alex Maineri — General Manager
  • Roland Thénot — General Manager