Midnight Witness
{{Short description|1953 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Midnight Witness
| image =File:Midnight Witness.png
| caption =
| director = Dimitri Kirsanoff
| producer = Guy Diamant
Jean Lefait
| writer = René Barjavel
Morvan Lebesque
| based_on =
| starring = Henri Guisol
Claude May
Catherine Erard
| music = Raymond Legrand
| cinematography = Roger Fellous
| editing =Jacqueline Sadoul
| studio = Paris-Monde-Production
| distributor = L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique
| released ={{Film date|1953|02|13|df=yes}}
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
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Midnight Witness (French: Le témoin de minuit) is a 1953 French crime drama film directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff and starring Henri Guisol, Claude May and Catherine Erard.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.229 Phillips p.110 The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Douarinou. Location shooting took place around Louveciennes.
Cast
- Henri Guisol as Jacques Montet
- Claude May as Madame Montet
- Catherine Erard as Muriel
- Raymond Pellegrin as Roger Noël
- Roland Alexandre as L'aviateur
- María Riquelme as Mimi
- Marcel Josz as L'inspecteur de police
- Jean Hébey as Filmont - l'éditeur
- Raymond Girard as Le marquis
- Germaine Reuver as Léone - la bonne
- André Numès Fils as L'agent de police
- Guy Favières as Le jardinier
- Louis Lions as Le docteur
- Bernard Musson as Le pharmacien
References
Bibliography
- Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Phillips, Alastair. Rififi: French Film Guide. I.B.Tauris, 2009.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0161030}}
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{{René Barjavel}}
Category:1950s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:Films with screenplays by René Barjavel
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