Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France
Why tonight?
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
A foundling, raised in the circus, Sam Lion becomes a businessman after a trapeze accident. However, when he reaches fifty and becomes tired of his responsibilities and of his son Jean-Philippe, he decides to disappear at sea. However, he runs into Albert Duvivier, one of his former employees. He comes to realise that he has ignored the important things in his life.
- circus
- africa
- lion
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Sam Lion
Richard Anconina
Albert Duvivier aka Al, Sam's fired employee
Marie-Sophie L.
Victoria, daughter of Sam
Jean-Philippe Chatrier
Jean-Philippe Lion, son of Sam
- Lio — Yvette, Sam's first wife
- Daniel Gélin — Pierre Duvivier, Albert's father
- Béatrice Agenin — Corinne Lion, Victoria's mother
- Michel Beaune — Maître Vergne, Sam's notary
- Pierre Vernier — Priest of Sam
- Gila von Weitershausen — German tourist in Africa
- Philippe Lorin — Sam's Doctor
- Annie Philippe — Sam's secretary
- Céline Caussimon — Al's sister
- Alexis Gruss — Monsieur Loyal
- Nicolas Mallet — Sam at 3 years old
- Directed
- Claude Lelouch
- Written
- Claude Lelouch
Production
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 · 228 ratings
- Studio
- TF1 Films Production, Cerito Films, Les Films 13
If this stayed with you
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