Night Express (French: Rapide de nuit) is a 1948 French crime drama film directed by Marcel Blistène and starring Roger Pigaut, Sophie Desmarets and Paul Demange.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
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| Directed by | Marcel Blistène |
| Written by | René Jolivet Jacques Viot |
| Produced by | Roger Ribadeau-Dumas |
| Starring | Roger Pigaut Sophie Desmarets Paul Demange |
| Cinematography | Charles Bauer |
| Edited by | Raymond Louveau |
| Music by | Marcel Stern |
Production company | Société Française de Cinématographie |
| Distributed by | La Société des Films Sirius |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editA woman tricks an apparently naïve young man into carrying a suitcase full of stolen goods into a railway station. The young man substitutes the case for another, however, to avoid being an accomplice.[2]
Cast
edit- Roger Pigaut as Robert
- Sophie Desmarets as Simone
- Paul Demange as M. Grand
- Jean Brochard as L'inspecteur Verdier
- Jane Marken as Mme Louis
- Maurice Teynac as Georges Sommer
- Michel Ardan as Un des deux complices
- Paul Azaïs as Un inspecteur
- Hélène Dassonville as La caissière
- Louis Florencie as Le garçon
- Gabrielle Fontan as La mère aux chats
- Jean Gaven as Un des deux complices
- Henry Murray as Le directeur
References
edit- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.463
- ^ "Rapide de nuit". Unifrance. Unifrance.
Bibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
External links
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