The Empire of Night
L'empire de la nuit
Release: 1962-12-05
·Runtime: 90m
·★ 4.0
Comedy
Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empire of Night. This time, Constantine is a cabaret singer at odds with a criminal gang. When the villains try to take over every nightclub in town for their own nefarious purposes, Eddie sings a new tune with his fists. The story takes several unexpected turns, but Constantine remains in charge throughout.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Belmont Films
Les Productions Jacques Roitfeld
Cast
Jean Clarieux
as Stage manager
Franck Maurice
as Mn who watches over the kidnapped child
Roger Carel
as J.J. Krosse
Claude Cerval
as Balthazar
Pierre Doris
as Leader of the cabaret gang
Jean Juillard
as David Balkis' great bodyguard
Gilberte Géniat
as Mrs. Elsa
Jean Le Poulain
as David Balkis, Emperor of the night
Dominique Zardi
Eddie Constantine
as Eddie
Michel de Ré
as Melchior
Guy Bedos
as Gaspard
Jean Galland
as Magician Stravunesku
Claude Mansard
as Manager of the cabarets
Geneviève Grad
as Girl
Bernard Dumaine
as Manager of the cabarets
Jacques Fabbri
as Acrobat Ström
Elga Andersen
as Widow, Geneviève Balkis
Harold Nicholas
as Sidekick
