Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Language
- French
- Country
- France, Italy
- Violence
- Moderate
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
Marceau Léonetti, a competent and energetic officer stops by chance the son of an influential lawyer driving under the influence of alcohol. A few months later, the lawyer falsely accuses Léonetti as being violent and incompetent. As a result Marceau is transferred to a small police station, where he meets young and beautiful Jeanne. Soon they are faced with a tough investigation.
- gangster
- murder
- police detective
- french noir
- neo-noir
The bill
Lino Ventura
Principal Inspector Marceau Leonetti
Marlène Jobert
Jeanne Dumas, the new auxiliary
Michel Constantin
Greg, the henchman
Paul Crauchet
Jacques Loring, Martin's neighbor
- Alain Mottet — Frank Lambert, Leonetti's colleague and friend
- Béatrice Arnac — Silvia
- Guy Heron — Soramon
- Albert Dagnant — Arnold
- Monique Mélinand — Mrs Loring
- Marcel Pérès — Mr Lenoir
- Germaine Delbat — Mrs Lenoir
- Hervé Sand — Gravel
- Régine Lovi — Ms Viteau, the teacher
- Philippe March — Roger Martin, the missing witness
- Mathilde Ceccarelli — Perverse neighbor
- Directed
- José Giovanni
- Written
- José Giovanni
Production
- Rating
- 7.3 / 10 · 118 ratings
- Studio
- Rizzoli Film, Cité Films, Simar Films, Valoria Films
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
