When Midnight Strikes (French: Quand minuit sonnera) is a 1936 French-Dutch crime drama film directed by Léo Joannon and starring Marie Bell, Pierre Renoir and Roger Karl.[1] It was adapted by Alfred Machard from his own novel of the same title. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques-Laurent Atthalin. A separate Dutch-language version Klokslag twaalf was also produced.[2]
| When Midnight Strikes | |
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| Directed by | Léo Joannon |
| Written by | Alfred Machard |
| Based on | When Midnight Strikes by Alfred Machard |
| Produced by | Hans Boekman |
| Starring | Marie Bell Pierre Renoir Roger Karl |
| Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
| Music by | Jean Wiener |
Production company | France Europe Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Countries | France Netherlands |
| Language | French |
Cast
edit- Marie Bell as Mattia
- Pierre Renoir as Jean Verdier
- Roger Karl as Rouque
- René Bergeron as Le capitaine
- Simone Barillier as Régine
- Thomy Bourdelle as Eric Schutz
- Lucien Callamand as Le maître d'hôtel
- Marcel Dalio
- Edith Gallia
- Enrico Glori
- Charles Lemontier
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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