Night Shift (French: Service de Nuit, Italian: Turno di notte) is a 1944 French-Italian comedy film directed by Jean Faurez and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Vivi Gioi.[1][2] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Moulaert.
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| Directed by | Jean Faurez |
| Written by | Belisario L. Randone Guglielmo Usellini Nino Frank |
| Produced by | Julien Rivière |
| Starring | Gaby Morlay Jacques Dumesnil Vivi Gioi |
| Cinematography | René Gaveau |
| Edited by | Maurice Bonin Madeleine Bonin |
| Music by | Roger Desormière |
Production companies | Francinex Consorzio EIA |
| Distributed by | Francinex |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editIn a small village in Savoy, the astute night telephone operator knows all the local intrigue and cleverly manipulates them—but doesn't reveal a word.
Cast
edit- Gaby Morlay as Suzanne
- Jacques Dumesnil as Pierre Jansen
- Vivi Gioi as Hélène Jansen
- Jacqueline Pagnol as Marcelle
- Yves Deniaud as Victor
- Gabrielle Fontan as Maria
- Marcelle Hainia as Madame Sandoz
- Jean Daurand as René Favier
- Albert Duvaleix as Le brigadier
- Georges Pally as Monsieur Sandoz
- Robert Dhéry as Arthur, le chanteur
- Paul Frankeur as Un réparateur de ligne
- Henri Charrett as Le chef de gare
- Raymone as Joséphine, la bonne des Sandoz
- Mona Dol as Mathilde, la sage-femme
- Rolande Gardet as Odette, la fiancée d'Arthur
- Lucien Gallas as Paul Rémy
- Louis Seigner as Le docteur Renaud
- Julien Carette as Auguste Masson
- Pierre Collet as Un réparateur de ligne
- Simone Signoret as Une danseuse à la taverne
References
editBibliography
edit- Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
- Hayward, Susan. Simone Signoret: The Star as Cultural Sign. Continuum, 2004.
External links
edit- Night Shift at IMDb
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