The Knight of the Night (1953)
Le Chevalier de la nuit
Paris, 1884. Bella Fontanges, a renowned ballerina, is married to Georges de Segar. But after just a few years together, the couple slowly sinks into weariness. Bella has forgotten what happiness used to taste like. Then a mysterious squire appears. Aware of the couple's faltering situation, he makes Bella and Georges a most astonishing proposal: he claims to be able to separate Good from Evil in Georges. Reluctant at first, the couple eventually agrees to play along. But it's not long before they realize that in Georges, it's Evil that has prevailed.
- Date of release
- 1953-11-22
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, History, Horror
- Director
- Robert Darène
Casting
- Renée Saint-Cyr — Bella Fontanges
- Jean-Claude Pascal — Georges de Ségar / l'inconnu
- Jean Servais — le châtelain
- Grégoire Aslan — le préfet de police
- Annette Poivre — Blanche
- Louis de Funès — Adrien Verduret
- Pierre Destailles — l'inspecteur Leblanc
- Roger Blin — le valet
Interesting facts
The Knight of the Night French: Le Chevalier de la nuit, is a French horror film from 1953, directed by Robert Darène, written by Jean Anouilh, starring Renée Saint-Cyr, Jean-Claude Pascal and Louis de Funès. The film is known under the titles: "Femmes de Paris", "Peek-a-boo" (USA).
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