Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
During World War II, an innkeeper vows to abstain from alcohol for the sake of his family. Years later, as they thrive in Normandy, his resolve is tested by a charming advertising professional who loves to drink.
- midlife crisis
- fireworks
- normandy
- france
- drinking
- alcoholic
- post world war ii
- drunkenness
- nazi occupation
- coastal town
- binge drinking
The bill
Jean Gabin
Albert Quentin
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Gabriel Fouquet
Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Quentin
Gabrielle Dorziat
Mme Victoria, la directrice
- Hella Petri — Georgina, la patronne du bar
- Marcelle Arnold — l'infirmière de la pension
- Charles Bouillaud — le chauffeur de taxi
- Anne-Marie Coffinet — Simone, une serveuse
- André Dalibert — Maurice, le brigadier
- Hélène Dieudonné — Joséphine
- Geneviève Fontanel — Marie-Jo, la serveuse de l'hôtel
- Gabriel Gobin — Un habitué du café
- Sylviane Margollé — Marie Fouquet, la fille de Gabriel
- Lucien Raimbourg — le jardinier de la pension
- Hans Verner — Le touriste allemand
- Directed
- Henri Verneuil
- Written
- François Boyer, Michel Audiard
Production
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 235 ratings
- Studio
- Compagnie Internationale de Productions Cinématographiques (, Cité Films
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Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
