The Big Night (1976)
Le grand soir
In Lausanne, Léon is involved by accident with a small Leninist group and gets to know Léa, a dedicated activist and the group leader's mistress. The police keep a close watch on them and trouble is bound to follow.
- Date of release
- 1976-10-01
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Francis Reusser
Casting
- Niels Arestrup — Léon
- Jacqueline Parent — Léa
- Arnold Walter — Raoul
- François Berthet — René
- Roland Sassi — Le premier policier
- Marina Bucher — Marina
- Jacques Roman — Félix
- Claude Para — Le second policier
Interesting facts
- Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Golden Leopard
The Big Night is a 1976 Swiss drama film directed by Francis Reusser and written by Jacques Baynac. Starring Jacqueline Parent and Niels Arestrup, it follows a young night watchman who becomes involved with a group of Leninists. The film won at the Locarno Film Festival.
Production
The film was digitised in 2018 by the Cinémathèque suisse in cooperation with Renato Berta and Francis Reusser.
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