Day for Night
La Nuit américaine
Release: 1973-05-24
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 7.8
Comedy
Drama
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Les Films du Carrosse
Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises
Produzione Intercontinentale Cinematografica (PIC)
Trailers & Videos
Cast
François Truffaut
as Ferrand, the Director
Bernard Ménez
as Bernard, the Property Master
Valentina Cortese
as Séverine
Jean-François Stévenin
as Jean-François, the Assistant Director
Yann Dedet
as Yann, the Editor (uncredited)
Dani
as Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Georges Delerue
as Georges, the Composer (narration) (uncredited)
Ernest Menzer
as Producer of Erotic Films (uncredited)
Jacqueline Bisset
as Julie Baker
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as Alphonse
Xavier Saint-Macary
as Christian
Martine Barraqué
as Martine, the Editor (uncredited)
Claude Miller
as Hotel Client (uncredited)
Jean Panisse
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Alexandra Stewart
as Stacey
Jean Champion
as Bertrand, the Producer
Nathalie Baye
as Joelle, the Script Girl
Niké Arrighi
as Odile, the Makeup Artist
Graham Greene
as English Insurer (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Aumont
as Alexandre
Maurice Seveno
as TV Reporter
Marcel Berbert
as French Insurer (uncredited)
Crew
Yann Dedet
Editor
Antoine Bonfanti
Sound Mixer
Rémy Julienne
Stunts
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Jean-Louis Richard
Writer
Claude Miller
Production Manager
Marcel Berbert
Producer
Suzanne Schiffman
Writer, Assistant Director
François Truffaut
Screenplay, Director
Martine Barraqué
Editor