The Empire of Night (1962)
L'empire de la nuit
Usually cast as secret agent/private eye Lemmy Caution, Eddie Constantine plays "Eddie" in The Empire of Night. This time, Constantine is a cabaret singer at odds with a criminal gang. When the villains try to take over every nightclub in town for their own nefarious purposes, Eddie sings a new tune with his fists. The story takes several unexpected turns, but Constantine remains in charge throughout.
- Date of release
- 1962-12-05
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Pierre Grimblat
Casting
- Eddie Constantine — Eddie
- Elga Andersen — Widow
- Geneviève Grad — Girl
- Harold Nicholas — Sidekick
- Michel de Ré — Melchior
- Guy Bedos — Gaspard
- Roger Carel — J.J. Krosse
- Claude Cerval — Balthazar
- Jean Galland — Magician Stravunesku
- Pierre Doris — Leader of the cabaret gang
- Jean Juillard — David Balkis' great bodyguard
- Jacques Sempey — David Balkis' little bodyguard
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