Day for Night
La Nuit américaine
Release: 1973-05-24
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 7.8
Comedy
Drama
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie 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)
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
Bernard Ménez
as Bernard, the Property Master
Xavier Saint-Macary
as Christian
Jean-François Stévenin
as Jean-François, the Assistant Director
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)
Crew
François Truffaut
Director
François Truffaut
Screenplay
Marcel Berbert
Producer
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
Pierre-William Glenn
Director of Photography
Martine Barraqué
Editor
Yann Dedet
Editor
Jean-Louis Richard
Writer
Suzanne Schiffman
Writer
Claude Miller
Production Manager
Suzanne Schiffman
Assistant Director
Antoine Bonfanti
Sound Mixer
Rémy Julienne
Stunts