Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- French
- Country
- France, Italy
- Frights
- Mild
Why tonight?
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
Enigmatic gangster Silien may or may not be responsible for informing on Faugel, who was just released from prison and is already involved in what should be a simple heist. By the end of this brutal, twisting, and multilayered policier, who will be left to trust?
- jazz singer or musician
- betrayal
- weasel
- french noir
- betrayal by friend
- belmondo
- betrayed by a friend
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Silien
Serge Reggiani
Maurice Faugel
Jean Desailly
Superintendant Clain
René Lefèvre
Gilbert Varnove
- Marcel Cuvelier — Police inspector
- Philippe March — Jean
- Fabienne Dali — Fabienne
- Monique Hennessy — Thérèse
- Carl Studer — Kern
- Christian Lude — Doctor
- Jacques De Leon — Armand
- Jacques Léonard — Police inspector
- Philippe Nahon — Remy
- Charles Bayard — Old Man
- Paulette Breil — Anita
- Directed
- Jean-Pierre Melville
- Written
- Jean-Pierre Melville
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 310 ratings
- Studio
- Rome-Paris Films, C. C. Champion
If this stayed with you
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