Directed by:
François TruffautCinematography:
Pierre-William GlennComposer:
Georges DelerueCast:
Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Nathalie Baye, Jean-François Stévenin (more)Plots(1)
François Truffaut's DAY FOR NIGHT is the French master's tender, humorous love letter to the cinema. Stepping in front of the camera, Truffaut plays Ferrand, a director who's embarking on his latest production, a melodrama entitled MEET PAMELA. As the cast and crew convene at the Victorine Studio in Nice, a family is formed, but unlike most families, this one is only temporary. There's the gorgeous American actress (Jacqueline Bisset), the love-struck young lead (Jean-Pierre Leaud), the aging alcoholic (Valentina Cortese), and the unheralded crew (grips, technicians, etc.). Along the way, those involved in the production start to feel as if the events in their real lives are coming straight out of the movies, filled with romance, tragedy, melodrama, and a dash of slapstick. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jacqueline Bisset
UK
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
New Year's Day (2000)
Valentina Cortese
Italy
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Alexandra Stewart
Canada
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Bunker (2011)
Bolero (1981)
Jean-Pierre Aumont
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)
The Seven Deadly Sins (1961)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
François Truffaut
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
Small Change (1976)
Nathalie Baye
France
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Day for Night (1973)
Mado (1976)
Jean-François Stévenin
France
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Day for Night (1973)
Small Change (1976)
Georges Delerue
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Two English Girls (1971)
Pierre Zucca
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Xavier Saint-Macary
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Day for Night (1973)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
Jean Champion
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Longest Day (1962)
Day for Night (1973)
Bernard Menez
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
La Grande Bouffe (1973)
Didi auf vollen Touren (1986)
Graham Greene
UK
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Maurice Seveno
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Live for Life (1967)
Action Man (1967)
Ernest Menzer
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
The Exchange Student (1967)
Bed & Board (1970)
Dani
France
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Story of Women (1988)
Love on the Run (1979)
Martine Barraqué
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
The Green Room (1978)
Yann Dedet
Best movies:
Day for Night (1973)
Confidentially Yours (1983)
Under the Sun of Satan (1987)
Marcel Berbert
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Day for Night (1973)
Small Change (1976)