Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1942
The Murderer is Afraid at Night
Buy The Murderer is Afraid at Night now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'The Murderer is Afraid at Night' (French: 'L'assassin a peur la nuit') is a 1942 French crime drama film directed by Jean Delannoy and starring Mireille Balin, Jean Chevrier and Louise Carletti. A film noirWalker-Morrison p.218 it was shot at the Victorine Studios in Nice in Vichy-controlled France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Georges Wakhvitch. It may have also acted as an allegory for Occupied France to look forward to a future when it is free after its Liberation.Walker-Morrison p.34-35
Synopsis
In the South of France Olivier a professional burglar is on the run after a job goes wrong. He takes shelter in the countryside after befriending a quarry worker and has a romantic encounter with his sister Monique. However his former lover the vampish Monique, who he has robbed to support her materialistic demands, tracks him down and threatens to shoot him. He ultimately surrenders to the police in the knowledge that once he has served a spell in prison he can look forward to a future with Monique in which he is truly free.
Cast
* Mireille Balin as Lola Gracieuse
* Jean Chevrier as Olivier Rol
* Louise Carletti as Monique
* Henri Guisol as Bb-Fakir
* Georges Lannes as Paluaud
* Pierrette Caillol as Emilienne
* Charlotte Clasis as La grand-mre de Moniquet et Gilbert
* Alexandre Fabry as Le pre Toine
* Lucien Callamand as Le directeur du 'Petit Brummel'
* Jacques Tarride as Joseph
* Roland Pgurier as Le petit Pierrot
* Gilbert Gil as Gilbert
* Jules Berry as Jrme
* Gisle Alce as Juliette
References
Bibliography
*Walker-Morrison, Deborah. 'Classic French Noir: Gender and the Cinema of Fatal Desire'. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020.
Buy The Murderer is Afraid at Night now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1942