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Day for Night
La Nuit américaine
“A movie for people who love movies.”
Cast
Jacqueline Bisset
Julie Baker
Valentina Cortese
Séverine
Dani
Liliane, the Trainee Script Girl
Alexandra Stewart
Stacey
Jean-Pierre Aumont
Alexandre
Jean Champion
Bertrand, the Producer
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Alphonse
François Truffaut
Ferrand, the Director
Niké Arrighi
Odile, the Makeup Artist
Nathalie Baye
Joelle, the Script Girl
Maurice Seveno
TV Reporter
David Markham
Doctor Michael Nelson
Bernard Ménez
Bernard, the Property Master
Gaston Joly
Lajoie, the Location Manager
Zénaïde Rossi
Madame Lajoie
Xavier Saint-Macary
Christian
Marc Boyle
English Stuntman
Walter Bal
Walter, the Camera Operator
Jean-François Stévenin
Jean-François, the Assistant Director
Pierre Zucca
Pierrot, the Still Photographer
Synopsis
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
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