Montmartre Nights

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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.

Montmartre Nights
Directed byPierre Franchi
Written byClaude Orval
Based onMontmartre Nights by Claude Orval
Produced byRobert Florat
André Macadré
StarringJean-Marc Thibault
Louis Seigner
Geneviève Kervine
CinematographyJoseph C. Brun
Edited byMonique Isnardon
Robert Isnardon
Music byCamille Sauvage
Production
company
Filmonde
Distributed byFilmonde
Release date
  • 9 August 1955 (1955-08-09)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

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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

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References

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

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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